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 Sgt. 1st Class Walter Talens
Red Sands 24.2 Apache Live Fire against small-UAS
U.S. Army Central
Oct. 29, 2024 | 0:43
B-Roll capturing the first documented footage of air-to-air engagement between a small-UAS and the U.S. Army AH-65 Apache. The video shows a Hellfire Missile being launched out of two different Apache Helicopters, capturing one of the two successful strikes against the small-UAS exploding mid-air, and clips of Apaches flying in formation, during Red Sands IEC in the USCENTCOM AOR, Sep. 23, 2024.(U.S. Army video by Sgt 1st Class Walter Talens)
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