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Arctic Edge 2026

Artic Edge 26
VMR-1 and 2/14 HIRAIN
The Arctic

 

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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.


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Phone:     (504) 697-9339
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ITX 4-17 TTCEG
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. John Smith, a safety officer with 4th Marine Aircarft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve wears the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 patch during the Tactical Training Exercise Control Group Assault Course and Air Assault Course during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Twentynine Palms, California on June 19th, 2017. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, MARFORRES, went through the courses to prepare for the battalion final exercise of ITX 4-17. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose)