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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Chef of the Quarter cook-off
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
March 12, 2018 | 1:26
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jodeci Albertson, a field mess training noncommissioned officer with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, speaks on her team’s participation in the fiscal year 2018, second quarter, Chef of the Quarter culinary competition on Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 7, 2018. Culinary teams composed of service members and Sodexo food service employees competed in the classical vs. contemporary cuisine cook-off. Competitors were scored on food preparation, sanitation, presentation, and their dishes taste, with the winning team receiving the opportunity to prepare a meal of their choosing at their unit’s mess hall. (Marine Corps video by PFC Stephen Beard)
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