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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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Bayou Classic Kickoff Press Conference
From left to right, Master Chief Eric E. Cousin, the Command Master Chief of Marine Forces Reserve, MGySgt. Kevin Buckles, the Senior Enlisted Advisor and Drum Major of “The Commandant’s Own,” and Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, Commander of MARFORRES, pose for a photo while attending the Bayou Classic Kickoff Press Conference held at the New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Nov. 25, 2014. The Press Conference was the first official event that kicks off the week of Bayou Classic events leading up to the rivalry football game between Southern University and Grambling State University. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rubin J. Tan/Released)