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.

Arctic Forge Images
Videos
Video by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez
BH 25-2: Team Kadena responds to simulated ground emergency
18th Wing
May 9, 2025 | 2:58
The 18th Wing Inspector General conducts a major accident response exercise involving Airmen assigned to the 67th Fighter Generation Squadron, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 18 Civil Engineer Squadron and 18th Wing Safety in support of a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 6, 2025.
More