About Arcane Thunder

Arcane Thunder 25 is a 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force exercise with U.S. Army and
multinational partners in May 2025 in Utska, Poland; Mainz-Kastel, Germany; and Fort
Huachuca, Arizona. This exercise will integrate joint forces, Allies, and partner capabilities to strengthen our ability to defend U.S. homeland and the protect our Allies.

Video by Cpl. Chloe Johnson
Marine F/A-18s refuel during Cope North 25
1st Marine Aircraft Wing
Feb. 20, 2025 | 4:50
A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing refuels F/A-18 Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, MAG-12, 1st MAW above the Pacific Ocean during exercise Cope North 25, Feb. 20, 2025. VMFA-312 is temporarily augmenting MAG-12, 1st MAW under the Unit Deployment Program, which aims to provide squadrons stationed in the continental United States with experience training in the Indo-Pacific. CN25 enhances U.S. relationships and interoperability with our regional allies and partners by fostering the exchange of information and refining shared tactics, techniques, and procedures to better integrate trilateral defense capabilities and enhance interoperability in support of regional security. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Chloe Johnson)
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