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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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MARFORRES Marine receives Mayor's Community Service Award
Retired Marine Maj. Gen. David Mize (left), president of the Mayor’s Military Advisory Committee, and retired Marine Lt. Col. Jerry Sneed (right), deputy mayor of Homeland Security for the City of New Orleans, present Capt. Samuel Baumer (center), the adjutant for 4th Marine Logistics Group, the Mayor’s Community Service Award at the National World War II Museum, May 17, 2014. Baumer was nominated for the award for his significant contribution to improving the local community in and around New Orleans. In 2013, Baumer supervised 310 Marines during 2,009 hours of community service for more than 40 different events.