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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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Address:  2000 Opelousas Ave, New Orleans, LA 70114
Phone:     (504) 697-9339
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MWSS-473 runs FARP in Marathon, Florida, in wake of Hurricane Irma
U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Karl S. McCants (left), sergeant major of 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Col. Joseph J. Russo, commanding officer of 14th Marines, 4th MarDiv, MARFORRES, Gunnery Sgt. Brent Baca, a expeditionary fire and rescue staff non-commisioned officer in charge with Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, MARFORRES, and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Todd Swanson with MWSS-473, 4th MAW, MARFORRES, discuss refueling operations conducted at a forward arming and refueling point, in Marathon, Florida, Sept. 13, 2017. Marines of VMGR-234 delivered fuel, equipment, food and water to a forward arming and refueling point established by Marines with MWSS-473 to provide support of search and rescue operations in wake of Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)