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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U.S. Service Members Attend The Day Of Valor At Mt. Samat
Exercise Balikatan
April 12, 2023 | 1:30
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. welcomes participants of Balikatan 23 to the 81st Araw ng Kagitingan, or Day of Valor at Mt. Samat in Bataan, Philippines, April 10, 2023. U.S. service members participating in the Balikatan 23 exercise attended the event to stand together in honoring the fallen. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Army Video by Staff Sgt. Philip Ribas)
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