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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ICEX 2022 Rearrange Ice Camp Structure Shelters
Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic
March 12, 2022 | 3:12
For Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2022, the Navy’s Arctic Submarine Laboratory (ASL) led the construction of its most adaptable ice camp ever. Using an array of sensors for early detection of ice fractures and light, quickly moveable tent structures made with aluminum, carbon fiber or inflatable beams, the ASL team exercised the safe, rapid rearrangement of Ice Camp Queenfish in response to the emergence of a crack just beyond the perimeter of camp. The tent movement highlighted efforts in recent years to continually make floating ice camps more flexible, better preparing Navy and Marine Corps forces for deployment to unpredictable and austere environments like the Arctic ice.
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