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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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Partner Nations Train During Platinum Wolf 16
Reserve Marines with 3rd Civil Affairs Group, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, participate in the program called American Corners, where they have the opportunity to teach local children about American culture and the Marine Corps during exercise Platinum Wolf 2016, in Bujanovac, Serbia, May 11, 2016. The Marines visited two American Corners sites in Bujanovac and Vranje during the exercise to visit and interact with the local youth. The program is sponsored by the U.S. embassy and a local host institution; it aims to reinforce intercultural exchange and friendship between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sara Graham)