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Marines


Arctic Edge 2026

Artic Edge 26
VMR-1 and 2/14 HIRAIN
The Arctic

 

ABOUT 

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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3/25 Guest Speaker
Capt. Jeffrey Schuller addresses the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on July 30th, 2021. Schuller previously served with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines as a Corporal during a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Schuller received a Silver Star for his actions on May 7th, 2005 when his platoon was ambushed by enemy forces using a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, rocket propelled grenades and automatic weapons. Capt Schuller spoke to the Marines of 3/25 about the importance of small-unit leadership, their training during ITX and thanked them for answering the call to serve in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo By Lance Cpl. Samwel Tabancay)

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