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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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MWSS-473 runs FARP in Marathon, Florida, in wake of Hurricane Irma
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brian Beamer (left) amd Cpl. Yasuey Gonzalez (right), bulk fuel specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, monitor a fuel gauge as a KC-130J from Marine Wing Refueler Transport Squadron 234, 4th MAW, MARFORRES, delivers fuel to a forward arming and refueling point established by MWSS 473 in Marathon, Florida, Sept. 13, 2017. Marines of VMGR-234 delivered fuel, equipment, food and water to the FARP to provide support of search and rescue operations in wake of Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)