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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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Saber Strike and BALTOPS 17 Amphibious Assault
ADAZI, Latvia – Vice Adm. Christopher Grady, the Commander of Naval Striking and Support Forces, speaks to the media about the beach landing in Ventspils, Latvia, during Exercise Saber Strike and Baltic Operations 17, June 6, 2017. Marines from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve and 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company executed the beach assault. The purpose of Strike Force NATO is to deliver a rapidly deployable and scalable headquarters capable of planning and executing full-spectrum joint maritime operations to provide assurance, deterrence, and collective defense for the Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devan Alonzo Barnett/Released)