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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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2/14 Marines integrate HIMARS with F-35Bs at WTI 1-18
Marines with 3rd Platoon, Rocket Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, arrive at Landing Zone Bull Attack near the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 9, 2017 . The Marines are participating in Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-18 during their two-week annual training and using the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System to fire Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System rockets in a ‘sensor to shooter integration’ exercise with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, flying the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melany Vasquez/ Released)