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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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3rd Force Reconnaissance Jump Training

Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, prepare for freefall and low level static line jump training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, on June 3, 2021. The purpose of this exercise is to reinforce the Marines' technique and proficiency on air to ground insertion in order to achieve unit readiness for rapid deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Intriago)

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