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. Army Sgt. Jasmine Baxter neuters a cat as part of a trap, neuter, release program at Erbil Air Base
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March 5, 2020 | 3:08
U.S. Army Sgt. Jasmine Baxter, an animal care specialist, neuters Foxtrot the cat at Erbil Air Base in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Feb. 22, 2020. Baxter started a trap, neuter and release program to help prevent the transmission of diseases to service members. Cats are caught, vaccinated, neutered, ear-tipped to identify that they have been treated and released so they can hunt mice and snakes. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Angel Ruszkiewicz)
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