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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Army Gen. Randy George sworn in as 41st Army Chief of Staff
11th Airborne Division
Sept. 21, 2023 | 5:58
Gen. Randy George, former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, takes the oath of office via a phone call with Christine Wormuth, Secretary of the Army, as he was sworn in as the Army’s 41st Chief of Staff, at the Gold Rush Inn dining facility, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sep. 21, 2023.

While the ceremony was untraditional, George was happy to be surrounded by 11th Airborne Division soldiers.
“This is the reason the Army is great,” he said. “Because of people like all of you that are in the room, and I couldn’t be more honored to do it right here in JBER with the 11th Airborne Division.” (Video by Pfc. Brandon L. Vasquez and Staff Sgt. Christopher B. Dennis)
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