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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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4th MAW leaders attend memorial and celebration in Mississippi
(Left to right) Chief Warrent Officer 5 Edward Brantley, the aide de camp of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, Brig. Gen. Bradley James, commanding general of 4th MAW, MARFORRES, Sgt. Maj. Rodney Lane, sergeant major of 4th MAW, MARFORRES, and Master Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey Pritchett, command master chief of 4th MAW, MARFORRES, bow their heads during a moment of silence at a memorial for the 16 fallen service members who died in a C-130 crash on July 10, 2017, in Moorhead, Miss., Oct. 19, 2017. 4th MAW leaders and Moorhead residents attended the event to pay tribute to not only those that died, but to also celebrate the 200th birthday of the state of Mississippi. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson)