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 Christopher Nititham
The “iSPARK” Technique
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
April 7, 2025 | 2:38
Part of the “Next Time” video series produced by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, this video describes steps for harnessing emotional contagion. Using this multi-faceted technique, leaders can consider how their emotions affect those around them and what they can do to influence their unit’s motivation. This video was created with Adobe Photoshop with hand-drawn illustrations and animated in Adobe After Effects.
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