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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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Marine of the Year for the Marine Corps Association and Foundation Ground Award
ARLINGTON, VA - Maj Rich Fisher, the executive officer of 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve; SSgt Alan Renkl, the Assistant Team Leader, 3rd Force Recon. Co.; Maj Gen. Paul Brier, the commanding general of 4th MarDiv; and GySgt Douglas Stott, Renkl’s Platoon Sergeant, pause for a photo at the 12th Annual Ground Awards dinner in Arlington, Virginia, May 14, 2015. Staff Sgt. Alan Renkl was named the Marine of the Year at the Marine Corps Association & Foundation Ground Award’s dinner. The dinner serves as the annual opportunity to recognize the professional achievements of the top performing Marine leaders in the ground combat community during 2014. (Photo Courtesy of 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company)

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