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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Task Force Guardian Force on Force training BRoll
115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
July 24, 2024 | 4:28
Members of Task Force Guardian conduct force on force training against members of the 1-509th Infantry Regiment that role-played as oppositional forces at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) in Fort Johnson, La. July, 23, 2024. The goal of JRTC is to create realistic environments that help prepare units for complex operations. Training exercises include medical evacuations of wounded soldiers, weapon live-fire trainings, and sustainment operations that help sharpen skills and maintain readiness. It has been over 26 years since the 41st Infantry has trained at JRTC.
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