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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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Marine Forces Reserve Celebrates 241 Years of Service
Colonel Derrick Heyl, Commanding Officer of Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, and Sergeant Major Michael J. Rowan, Sergeant Major of Headquarters Battalion, lead Marines from Marine Forces Reserve on a motivational run around the facility and local neighborhood here, on Nov. 9, 2016. The run celebrated the 241st Marine Corps birthday – the day that commemorates the beginning of the Marine Corps and is when all Marines reflect on their history and the special bond that they have with one another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Melissa Martens/ Released)

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Photo by: Cpl. Melissa Martens |  VIRIN: 161109-M-CK972-001.JPG