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Arctic Edge 25 is a Joint Chiefs of Staff designated joint and combined field training exercise oriented on homeland defense in the Alaska/Arctic region. This exercise provides an opportunity to highlight cross command coordination in the Alaskan theater of operations for homeland defense. 

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US Marines conduct OP6 Stinger live-fire exercise during ARCTIC EDGE 2026

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Wesley Heinrichs, a low altitude air defense gunner with the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, puts his FIM-92E Stinger Missile weapon together as he prepares to start an OP6 Stinger live-fire exercise during ARCTIC EDGE 26. ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) near Fort Greely, Alaska, March 7, 2026. AE26 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus)
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Photo by: Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus |  VIRIN: 260307-M-UQ888-1013.JPG
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