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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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Marines with CLB-451 receive 2017 Reserve Family Readiness Award
Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, speaks at the 2017 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award ceremony about the Marines of Combat Logistics Battalion 451, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, before awarding them the 2017 Reserve Family Readiness Award, at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, Arlington, Virginia, March 23, 2018. The ceremony was held to recognize CLB-451, and reserve units in all branches of service, for demonstrating excellence in engaging with and supporting their members' families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson)