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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.



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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Defense Department Visit Elmhurst Hospital
NEW YORK (April 23, 2020) – Commanding Officer, 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Corps Capt. Jerry L. Dotson speaks with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thomas Shu, Military Unit Manager for the Intensive Care Unit at Elmhurst Hospital here. U.S. Northern Command facilitates approved Requests for Assistance between the Services, the Department of Defense and the Lead Federal Agency to provide these services throughout their area of responsibility. The specific nature of the support depends on the lead federal agency requirements. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, is providing military support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help communities in need. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kleynia R. McKnight)

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