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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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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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Athletes and warriors come out for NBA All-Star Weekend
ALGIERS, La. – Petty Officer 2nd Class William Wesley, a navy aviation support equipment technician with the Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic Site New Orleans, paints a window frame on a house being renovated by the NBA Cares outreach initiative, Feb. 14, 2014. NBA Cares, a community outreach initiative that focuses on community development, education and health, hosted an All-Star Day of Service that was staffed by volunteers from local areas, visitors from across the country and service members from all five branches of the U.S. military, as well as current and former NBA athletes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)