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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
Distinguished Visitor Day IRT Arctic Care 2013
Brig. Gen. James Mason, deputy commander of operations for 807th Medical Command, Army Reserve; Col. Hunt Kerrigan, commander of 38th Troop Command, Alaska National Guard; Army Maj. Gen. Thomas Katkus, adjutant general for the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; and Navy Capt. Karen Trueblood, director of Innovative Readiness Training, Office of Secretary of Defense, Reserve Affairs; observe Spc. Karen Green, veterinary technician, 109th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services, as she prepares a dog for a surgery here, April 20. Mason, Kerrigan, Katkus and Trueblood were some of the distinguished visitors who traveled to three of the 12 Alaskan villages taking part in IRT Arctic Care 2013. IRT Arctic Care is a multi-service humanitarian and training program that focuses on enhancing the capability of U.S. forces in peacetime support operations, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. IRT Arctic Care brings medical, dental and veterinary aid to 12 rural villages in Alaska. The exercise is primarily a Reserve effort with Marine Forces Reserve taking the lead and receiving logistical and medical support from the National Guard, Army Reserve, Navy Reserve and Air Force Reserve.