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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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4th Distribution Support Battalion participates in Arctic Edge 2026
U.S. Marines with 4th Distribution Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, participates in ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) near Fort Greely, Alaska, March 17, 2026. AE26 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Allan Rodriguez-Rivera) By License - This video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: "GLACIAL MELT" by Victory Flags/ https://stock.adobe.com/
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Marine Air Ground Task Force 23 senior leaders visit Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 41
Col. Matthew F. Amidon (left), deputy group commander of Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Col. Steven J. White (left-center), commanding officer of 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Sgt. Maj. Ruben Anthony Esparza (right-center), sergeant major of 23rd Marines, 4th MarDiv, and Sgt. Maj. Dallas K. Neel (left), sergeant major of MAG-41, 4th MAW, pose by a U.S. Marine Corps C-12 for a group photo during Integrated Training Exercise 4-18 in El Centro, California, on June 9, 2018. Marine Aircraft Group 41 is fulfilling the Air Combat Element role of ITX 4-18, providing essential support to Ground Combat Elements of Marine Air Ground Task Force 23. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samantha Schwoch/released)