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 Staff Sgt. Cornelius McLean
XCTC 24-05 Sand Table
120th Infantry Brigade
June 12, 2024 | 1:09
U.S. Army National Guard Capt. Daniel Connolly conducts a sand table briefing on movement drills for soldiers of Q Troop 2, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, as part of the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) on June 9, 2024, at Fort Cavazos, Texas.XCTC is the Army National Guard's capstone training event, organized by First Army, to help Brigade Combat Teams achieve T-Level 3 (T3) training readiness.(U.S. Army Video by SSG Neil Mclean)
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