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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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Maj. David. J. Palka - Bronze Star Presentation
Maj. David J. Palka, assistant battalion inspector-instructor, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, addresses the audience during a Bronze Star Presentation on Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 1, 2017. Maj. Palka received the Bronze Star for heroic service in connection with combat operations against the enemy while serving as a Commander, Battery E, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve from 12 March to 25 May 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Brandon Martinez)