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 Tech. Sgt. Tabitha Hurst
Girl Scouts IRT Camp Paumalu
154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard
April 3, 2020 | 2:35
INNOVATIVE READINESS TRAINING AND THE GIRL SCOUTS BRING NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE MEMBERS FROM ALL BRANCHES TOGETHER IN HAWAII.
CAMP PAUMALU ON OAHU’S NORTH SHORE WILL HOST AND HELP TRAIN FIVE-HUNDRED-AND-FIFTY MILITARY MEMBERS OVER THE COURSE OF A TWO-YEAR PROJECT.
THE I-R-T PROGRAM SELECTS PROJECTS THAT CAN PROVIDE THE MILITARY REAL-WORLD TRAINING FOR VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION JOBS WITHIN CIVIL ENGINEERING.
THEY’RE CONSTRUCTING A GIRL SCOUTS STEM CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ALONG WITH MULTIPLE CAMP SITES, A TRAINING OPPORTUNITY THAT WILL IMPACT GENERATIONS OF GIRLS TO COME.
THE PROJECT BROKE GROUND IN APRIL WITH A TRADITIONAL HAWAIIAN CEREMONY
USING TI LEAVES AND O’O STICKS A MINSTER BLESSES THE GROUND AND THOSE WHO WILL BE WORKING ON THE PROJECT.
GUARD AND RESERVE UNITS WILL CONTINUOUSLY COME IN AND OUT COMPLETING TWO-WEEK ROTATIONS AT CAMP PAUMALU UNTIL THE SITE IS COMPLETE. THEY’LL ALSO BE WIDENING ROADS FOR BETTER ACCESS AND BUILDING SMALLER CAMP SITES AROUND THE 135-ACRE PLOT.
THE GIRL SCOUTS OF HAWAII ARE EAGER, THIS SITE WILL PROVIDE AN INTERNATIONAL LOCATION FOR GIRLS TO LEARN ABOUT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS
ACCEPTANCE INTO THE I-R-T PROGRAM IS A LONG PROCESS BUT WHEN IT TRAINS MILITARY MEMBERS AND PROVIDE A COMMUNITY BENEFIT POSITIVE INFLUENCE EFFECT EVERYONE.
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