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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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Combined Anti Armor Team
U.S. Marines with Combined Anti Armor Team, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, provide security for convoys as part of Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 28th, 2017. ITX is the largest annual Marine Forces Reserve training exercise, bringing together over 5,000 Marines from across the United States to prepare battalion and squadron-sized units for combat, under the most realistic conditions possible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)