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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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Reserve Marines with 2/14 attend annual training at WTI 1-18
Sgt. Manuel Toledomeza (left), a section chief, and Lance Cpl. Anthony Miller (right), a gunner, both with 3rd Platoon, Rocket Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, secure the wires of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System to prevent any loose disturbance, at Landing Zone Bull Attack, near the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 11, 2017. The Marines are participating in WTI 1-18 during their two-week annual training to increase their proficiency in employing the HIMARS, advancing their combat effectiveness and readiness for future exercises and deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melany Vasquez/ Released)