ArcticForge

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 Pfc. Savannah Olvera

10th Mountain Division Sharpens Combat Readiness During Mountain Peak 25-01

27th Public Affairs Detachment

May 12, 2025 | 1:57

Soldiers with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI), execute a joint forcible entry operation engaging in a simulated force-on-force scenario for Mountain Peak 25-01 on Fort Drum, New York, May 10, 2025. JFE operations are fast-paced air and ground assaults designed to rapidly insert forces into critical areas to seize and hold key terrain. The scenario provides 2nd BCT Soldiers with realistic, home-station training in large-scale combat operations as they prepare for an upcoming rotation to the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana, later this summer. (U.S. Army video by Pfc. Savannah Olvera)