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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Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point 2nd Annual "Blessing of the Hands" B-Roll
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
July 22, 2020 | 1:27
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Bingol, chaplain for Marine Corps Air Station Cherry point, held the second annual "Blessing of the Hands" event at the Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point pavilion, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 20, 2020. The "Blessing of the Hands" event, is a hospital tradition practiced around the nation during Nurses Week, honoring nurses and the work they do. It is a general order of a blessings that was made unique for nurses, passes down by various generations of navy chaplains who have served in hospitals.
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