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Marines


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.



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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Ssang Yong 14
U.S. Marines assigned with 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force, off-load equipment from USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo docked in Gwangyang, South Korea, March 10, 2014, in preparation for exercise Ssang Yong. Reserve Marines with 14th Marine Regiment and 4th Tank Battalion joined III MEF to participate in Ssang Yong. Ssang Yong 14 is an annual combined exercise, taking place in Pohang, South Korea, conducted by Marine and Navy forces with the Republic of Korea in order to strengthen interoperability and working relationships across the range of military operations from disaster relief, to complex expeditionary operations.

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Lauren Whitney |  VIRIN: 140312-M-GZ082-024.JPG