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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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An Unshakable Bond, a Drive to Succeed
Lance Cpl. Santos Alfonso Nieves Baez, a landing support specialist with Detachment 1, Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, poses for a picture before the Marine Corps Reserve Centennial celebration concert begins at the Centro de Bellas Artes de Humacao, Oct. 20, 2016. Baez was joined by his unit, Marine Corps Band New Orleans and members of the Puerto Rican community to commemorate the Centennial of the Marine Corps Forces Reserve. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sara Graham)