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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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Sgt. Justin Cortez, a civil affairs specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, wears a facemask in accordance with virus prevention at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Marines and Sailors of SPMAGTF-SC take the necessary precautions to avoid a spread of the virus to continue training in order to certify themselves for their deployment in the U.S. Southern Command area of operations. The task force stands ready to deploy to Latin America and the Caribbean to conduct crisis response training and operations within the region. Cortez is a native of Miami, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)