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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Master Sgt. John A. Chapman Medal of Honor Plaque unveiling Ceremony
502nd Air Base Wing
March 9, 2021 | 2:10
Members of the Joint Base San Antonio and the Special Warfare Training Wing come together to honor Medal of Honor recipient Master Sgt. John Chapman during a Medal of Honor plaque unveiling ceremony at Airmen’s Heritage Park at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph March 4, 2021. Chapman was a combat controller who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor Aug. 22, 2018, for his actions in the Battle of Takur Ghar during the War in Afghanistan. He is the first Airman to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force video by 3rd Audio Visual Squadron and Marcelo Joniaux)
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