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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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U.S. Marines with MWSS-471 conduct a physical training test at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Zuehlke, an aircraft rescue and firefighting specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, drags a simulated casualty during a physical training test at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Canada, June 14, 2019, in support of Sentinel Edge 19. Each portion of the test simulated tasks that every Reserve Marine with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting would be expected to complete in a timely manner if an accident were to occur in an airfield. Reserve Marines with MAG-41 conducted the test to maintain job proficiency and ensure deployment readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Gonzalez)