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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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Marines with CLB-451 receive 2017 Reserve Family Readiness Award
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 451, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, clap as Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, walks to the stage to talk about the accomplishments made by CLB-451 in 2017, at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, Arlington, Virginia, March 23, 2018. Established in 2000, the Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award recognizes the top unit in each of the seven Reserve components, which are a vital link in the support networks for Reserve component families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson)