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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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Reserve Marine Pursues Education in Fitness
Lance Cpl. Scott Kesler, a rifleman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division, poses for a photo during exercise Riley Xanten in Ontario, Canada, Feb. 6, 2017. Kesler and his fellow Marines joined soldiers with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, Wentworth Regiment, Canadian Armed Forces, to train in an arctic environment and exchange knowledge on cold weather tactics, survival skills, shelter building, ice fishing, and more. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sara Graham/released)

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Photo by: Sgt. Sara Graham  |  VIRIN: 170205-M-MH863-948.JPG