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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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Phone:     (504) 697-9339
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4th Medical Battalion helps with COVID-19 response
ELMHURST, Ill. – U.S. Navy Sailors with 4th Medical Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, and an Intensive Care Unit medical provider pose for a photo at Elmhurst Medical Center in Elmhurst, Ill., on the first day of orientation, April 8, 2020. Left to right: Cmdr. Lyndell Smith, OHSU Camp Lejeune; Cmdr. Thomas Shu; Lt. Sarah Dekay; Lt. Jeanine Tripp; Capt. Jerry Dotson; Ipek Pehlivan (in scrubs), Assistant Director for Perioperative Services; Lt. Cmdr. Ikeakaghichi Akanu, battalion team leader; Lt. Cmdr. Jody McIntosh; Lt. Michael Bury; Lt. Cmdr. Sandra Wright. The Sailors, part of the Department of Defense COVID-19 response, coordinate closely with state, local, and public health authorities to ensure the well-being of their personnel and the local population. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, is providing military support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help communities in need. (Courtesy photo)
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