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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
2nd Battalion, 24th Marines combine arms for live-fire training with Air National Guard
Camp Atterbury, Ind. – Two A-10 Thunderbolt II’s fly low to the ground after being called in for a fire-support mission by joint terminal attack control Marines on the ground, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. The A-10s were on station to assist the Marines in live combined-arms training in addition to supporting their own training requirements. The Marine Corps worked alongside the Ind. Air National Guard to make this training possible, allowing both parties to see the true effects of their missions. The A-10s are with the 163rd Fighter Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing located at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station, Ind. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)