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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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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Tony F. Goodwin, a hospital corpsman with Operational Health Support Unit San Diego, checks a patient’s body temperature by using a thermometer at Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 27, 2019, during Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico. The purpose of the Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico is to provide dental, optometry and medical care to the community while performing joint military humanitarian operations. Marine Forces Reserve is participating in IRT Puerto Rico 2019 in order to maintain military readiness while strengthening alliances with partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)