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 Sgt. Kalypso Braynen, Sgt. Dustin Broaddus, Capt. Denny Mui, Sgt. 1st Class Dalton Smith

173rd Airborne Brigade Conducts Air Assault Training (vertical reel)

361st Theater Public Affairs Support Element

May 22, 2025 | 0:22

U.S. Army Soldiers, with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct a coordinated air assault operation to seize and secure key terrain in support of a large-scale joint force training exercise during Swift Response 2025, at Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania, May 20, 2025.

The Soldiers utilized UH-60 Black Hawks and CH-47 Chinooks, piloted by Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Task Force Desert Knights, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, to execute air movements in order to maintain combat readiness and effectiveness in complex, multi-domain operational environments.

DEFENDER 25 is the largest annual U.S. Army exercise in Europe incorporating approximately 25,000 soldiers from 29 Allied and partner nations to rehearse the ability to rapidly deploy forces, integrate and expand multi-domain operations capability, and demonstrate combined command and control structures. Simultaneous operations will take place during three exercises—Swift Response, Immediate Response, and Saber Guardian—across 15 countries, building readiness and interoperability between the U.S., NATO Allies, and partner nations from May 11-June 24, 2025.

(U.S. Army Reserve video by Sgt. Kalypso Braynen, Sgt. Dustin Broaddus, Sgt. 1st Class Dalton Smith, and Capt. Denny Mui)