Arctic Edge 25

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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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)

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Cake Cutting ceremony

NEW ORLEANS - Mr. Gregg Habel, Executive Director of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, watches Lt. Col. Brian J. Hardy, Commanding Officer of Headquarters Battalion, MARFORRES, cut the Marine Corps Birthday cake, during a cake cutting ceremony aboard the Marine forces Reserve Support Facility, New Orleans, La., Nov. 8. More than 500 Marines assigned to HQBN, MARFORRES participated in the annual cake cutting ceremony. The cake cutting ceremony is a long-standing tradition in celebrating the birth date of the United States Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Whitney/Released)

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Photo by: Cpl. Lauren Whitney | VIRIN: 131108-M-GZ082-001.JPG

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