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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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Brig. Gen. Helen G. Pratt, commanding general of 4th Marine Logistics Group, and Sgt. Maj. Lanette N. Wright, sergeant major of 4th Marine Logistics Group, visit Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th MLG, during Integrated Training Exercise 4-18 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 21, 2018. ITX 4-18 is the largest Marine Forces Reserve training exercise allowing over 5,500 Marines from across the United States to prepare battalion and squadron-sized units for combat under the most realistic conditions possible. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Samantha Schwoch/released)