Arctic Training

Virginia Army National Guard soldiers assigned to the West Point-based 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, train on multiple techniques for the hasty and deliberate emplacement of antitank mines with trainers from the Finnish army's Karelia Brigade during Exercise Arctic Forge 25, Feb. 22, 2025, near Kouvola, Finland. The Virginia National Guard's participation strengthens its partnership with the Finnish Defense Force, formalized in May 2024 through the Defense Department National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.

PHOTO BY: Army Staff Sgt. Marc Heaton, Army National Guard

VIRIN: 250222-Z-VY167-2007.JPG

FULL SIZE: 1.24 MB

Additional Details

CAMERA

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

LENS

EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM

APERTURE

SHUTTERSPEED

1/250

ISO

400

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

Go to Gallery