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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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A day of remembrance: Where all gave some, some gave all
The brass quintet of Marine Corps Band New Orleans plays the Marine Hymn while Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve stands at attention during a Memorial Day ceremony on the floor of the Louisiana House of Representatives at the state capitol building in Baton Rouge, La., May 21, 2015. The House held a ceremony with Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, and senior leaders from other service branches in the local area to commemorate those who lost their lives in battle for the country.

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Photo by: Cpl. Brytani Musick |  VIRIN: 150521-M-OL895-046.JPG