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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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Marine Corps Reserve Units prepare for Hurricane Irma
Marine Corps Cpl. Greg Coller (right), a reconnaissance Marine with Charlie Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, and Lance Cpl. Justin Bellew (left), a motor-t mechanic with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th MARDIV, tie down a tarp on the back of an MTVR 7-ton truck at the Alabama Army National Guard Fort Whiting Armory in Mobile, Al, Sept. 9, 2017, in preparation of rescue missions following Hurricane Irma. Marines from Charlie Company, based out of San Antonio, Texas, bring their experiences from helping in the relief efforts after Hurricane Harvey, to better prepare them for Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Niles Lee |  VIRIN: 170909-M-HG783-024.JPG