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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
MARFORRES commander Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian honors 227th Commandant Gen. Robert H. Barrow at wreath-laying ceremony
Marines with Truck Company, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, march to the gravesite of Gen. Robert H. Barrow, 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, to conduct a 3-round volley during a wreath-laying ceremony held at Grace Episcopal Church in St. Francisville, La., Nov. 10, 2015. The Commander and Sergeant Major of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian and Sgt. Maj. Anthony Spadaro, laid a wreath on Barrow’s grave to honor his service and to pay their respects on behalf of the Marine Corps.