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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 sergeant major relief and appointment
Brig. Gen. Bradley S. James, left, commander of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, stands at attention with Sgt. Maj. Thomas M. Burkhardt, center, sergeant major of 4th MAW, during a relief and appointment ceremony held at the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th MAW, flight line, New Orleans, June 2, 2018. Burkhardt is replacing Sgt. Maj. Rodney L. Lane, right, who served as the 4th MAW sergeant major from 2016-2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens)

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