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 Adrianna Douglas, Spc. Samarion Hicks

109th Engineer Battalion Commander speaks on southern border operations

DoD Southern Border 2025

July 3, 2025 | 1:56

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Roselles, the commander of the 109th Engineer Battalion, under Joint Task Force-Southern Border, speaks on the southern border operation along the Rio Grande River with a U.S. Border Patrol agent near Eagle Pass, Texas, June 19, 2025. U.S. Soldiers are conducting operations to assist U.S. Border Patrol with deterring illegal crossings into the United States by enhancing detection and monitoring. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force–Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations, which will allow for more effective and efficient DoD operations. (U.S. Army video by Cpl. Samarion Hicks and Pvt. Adrianna Douglas)