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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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Sgt. Maj. Bryan K. Zickefoose, the senior enlisted leader of U.S. Southern Command, addresses the Marines and Sailors of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 17, 2020. During the visit, Sgt. Maj. Zickefoose shared his professional guidance and mentorship with the Marines and Sailors and congratulated them on their hard work preparing for the mobilization of the task force. The task force is prepared and postured to deploy to the Latin American and the Caribbean region to work alongside partner nation militaries, enhancing combined crisis response efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)