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Marines


Arctic Edge 2026

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

 

ABOUT 

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.



Media Contact Information

Name:      First Lieutenant Quiarra Barros
Address:  2000 Opelousas Ave, New Orleans, LA 70114
Phone:     (504) 697-9339
eMail:       mfrcommstrat@usmc.mil

 

 

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Serving Country and Community: Marines take part in annual “Boo at the Zoo” fundraiser
NEW ORLEANS – Cpl. Estephania de León, an administrative specialist with Marine Corps Individual Reserve Support Activity at Marine Forces Reserve, and Staff Sgt. Michael Milstead, the training chief for 4th Marine Division operations and training section, demonstrate a game for visitors at the Children’s Hospital, New Orleans’ annual fundraiser, Boo at the Zoo, Oct. 19, 2013. Marines from MARFORRES have supported various children’s hospital volunteer events in the past, such as visiting patients at the hospital or helping at fundraisers. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)