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. Daely Goodwin

SETAF-AF Africa Soldiers maintain marksmanship readiness

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

Sept. 24, 2024 | 1:18

U.S. Army Soldiers with U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), practice with the simulated M4 Carbine for the Army marksmanship qualification at the educational and training services range at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Sept. 10, 2024. Maintaining familiarization and qualifying on assigned weapons annually helps soldiers stay ready to defend themselves in combat. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Daely Goodwin)

(00:00:00) CLOSE SHOT: Soldier explains firing positions
(00:00:07) CLOSE SHOT: Soldier explains the CCO
(00:00:16) CLOSE SHOT: Target is pulled in for examination
(00:00:22) MED SHOT: Soldier takes down their target
(00:00:29) CLOSE SHOT: Soldier examines the paper
(00:00:35) CLOSE SHOT: Soldier marks the hits on the paper
(00:00:42) MED SHOT: Soldiers watch as the target moves forward
(00:00:49) CLOSE SHOT: Soldier fires their weapon
(00:00:55) MED SHOT: Soldier zeroes the weapon
(00:01:01) MED SHOT: Soldiers examine target
(00:01:07) MED SHOT: Soldier explains the pattern of hits on the target
(00:01:12) CLOSE SHOT: Soldier fires their weapon