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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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Faces of the Force: Lt. Col. Brietta Larmon
Lt. Col. Brietta Larmon, assistant chief of staff for the G-1, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, and a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter pilot, flies a CH-53E during her deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command in 2016. Larmon, began her Marine Corps career in 1999 on the active duty side, and later transferred to the Reserves in 2006. Her current billet is an active-reserve position and she hopes to have many more years working side-by-side with her fellow Marines.

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