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Arctic Edge 2026

Artic Edge 26
VMR-1 and 2/14 HIRAIN
The Arctic

 

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AE26 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) Tier 2 Joint Field Training Exercise (FTX) in the Alaska Theater of Operations (AKTO). AE26 will also include USNORTHCOM activities in Greenland, focusing on joint and combined homeland defense readiness and operations in the Arctic region. AE26 is aligned with Large Scale Global Exercise 26 (LSGE26), a globally integrated joint force FTX with defense partners and interagency organizations intended to shape the strategic operating environment, promote global integration and integrated deterrence, and mitigate strategic risk.


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Address:  2000 Opelousas Ave, New Orleans, LA 70114
Phone:     (504) 697-9339
eMail:       mfrcommstrat@usmc.mil

 

 

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4th Distribution Support Battalion participates in Arctic Edge 2026
U.S. Marines with 4th Distribution Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, participates in ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) near Fort Greely, Alaska, March 17, 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 video by Lance Cpl. Allan Rodriguez-Rivera) By License - This video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: "GLACIAL MELT" by Victory Flags/ https://stock.adobe.com/
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HMHT-302 REGFEX
U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron (HMHT)-302, land at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, July 29, 2019. HMHT-302 and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-461 are conducting an assault support movement; transporting over 500 Marines. Operations like these are necessary to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing in order to maintain a constant state of readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paige C. Stade)