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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 participate in MAI course
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Zachary Hilko, right, an aviation supply chief, executes a shoulder throw on Cpl. Luis Alicea, left, a ground support equipment mechanic, both with Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, during Martial Arts Instructor Course 1-19 at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans on May 22, 2019. Marines execute a shoulder throw to take their opponent to the ground while remaining in a standing position. To increase readiness and to support the total force, Reserve and active Marines with MARFORRES participate in MAI Course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris)

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