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Arctic Edge 25

MFR SEAL - FLAT - 2022
4th Marine Division / 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
Alaska, United States of America
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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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Video by Sgt. Scott Jenkins

2/14 at ARCTIC EDGE 2025

  • Arctic Edge 2025
  • Aug. 27, 2025 | 1:51

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, participate in ARCTIC EDGE 2025 (AE25) Alaska, Aug. 8-24th, 2025. Specialized Arctic training generates valuable lessons learned for warfighters and enablers ensuring they can execute their assigned missions in any environment. AE25 is a 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 Staff Sgt. Scott Jenkins)

Arctic Edge 25 VIDEO GALLERY
25th Marine Regiment executes first UAV practice flights for Reserve operators
A group of Marines from Headquarters Company, 25th Marine Regiment, and 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, take a break during a UAV training exercise here, March 9. From left to right – Staff Sgt. Ryan D. Cherhoniak, a radio chief for 25th Marine Regiment; Lance Cpl. Michael A. Santoro Jr., an intelligence specialist with Headquarters and Service Co., 1/25; Lance Cpl. Michael F. Kieloch, an infantryman with Headquarters and Service Co. 1/25; Lance Cpl. Justin M. Cotton, a motor transport operator with Headquarters Co., 25th Marine Regiment; Cpl. Lincoln T. Weiss, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with Headquarters Co., 25th Marine Regiment; and Sgt. Nicholas J. Cunningham, a Marine Air-Ground Task Force planner with Headquarters Co., 25th Marine Regiment.
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Tags: 25th Marines, MarForRes, 4th Marine Division, UAV, 25th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve
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