ArcticForge

Arctic Forge 25 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa led biennial exercise that leverages Arctic host nation exercises Local Defense Exercise 25 in Finland and Joint Viking 25 in Norway, February 17-28, 2025, to build Arctic readiness and interoperability in support of the U.S. Army's Arctic Strategy.

Arctic Forge 25 is focused on building the U.S. Army’s Arctic capabilities including deployment to the Arctic, Arctic multi-domain operations, and Arctic sustainment, and includes approximately 330 U.S. and 750 multinational participants from Canada (TBD), Finland and Norway.

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Video by Master Sgt. Burt Traynor

Patriot Sands-Interagency Training Homestead Air Reserve Base

1st Combat Camera Squadron

Feb. 24, 2019 | 8:11

Florida Task Force 2 and the FBI Rapid Deployment Team train on loading vehicles and response boats onto C-17 Globemaster IIIs and a C-5 at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida. The training provides a unique opportunity for agencies to become familiar with the military aircraft in order to facilitate a quick response time during a contingency.Exercise Patriot Sands is a joint-service exercise coordinated by the Air Force Reserve, designed to integrate first responders from federal, state, local agencies and the military by providing quick response training in the event of a regional emergency or natural disaster. The exercise is conducting training across three locations: Tallahassee, FL; Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Jacksonville, FL; Homestead Air Reserve Base, FL