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Arctic Edge 2026

Artic Edge 26
VMR-1 and 2/14 HIRAIN
The Arctic

 

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AE26 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) Tier 2 Joint Field Training Exercise (FTX) in the Alaska Theater of Operations (AKTO). AE26 will also include USNORTHCOM activities in Greenland, focusing on joint and combined homeland defense readiness and operations in the Arctic region. AE26 is aligned with Large Scale Global Exercise 26 (LSGE26), a globally integrated joint force FTX with defense partners and interagency organizations intended to shape the strategic operating environment, promote global integration and integrated deterrence, and mitigate strategic risk.


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4th Distribution Support Battalion participates in Arctic Edge 2026
U.S. Marines with 4th Distribution Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, participates in ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) near Fort Greely, Alaska, March 17, 2026. AE26 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (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 Lance Cpl. Allan Rodriguez-Rivera) By License - This video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: "GLACIAL MELT" by Victory Flags/ https://stock.adobe.com/
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Indiana Marine awarded the 2013 Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone Award for Courage and Commitment
Staff Sgt. Alec Haralovich renders a salute before he is awarded the 2013 Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone Award for Courage and Commitment here, May 19, 2013. Haralovich earned the distinction for honoring the memory of Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone and upholding the ultimate attribute of what it means to be a United States Marine. His selfless service to the Marine Corps, his Marines and heroic exploits during a 2011 deployment to Afghanistan also earned him the Silver Star Medal. Harolovich is currently assigned to Company E, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve. Haralovich left promptly after the ceremony to begin a nearly year-long deployment to train foreign forces overseas in the coming months. Haralovich is a Reserve Reconnaissance Marine from Bloomington, Ind.