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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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4th Distribution Support Battalion participates in Arctic Edge 2026
U.S. Marines with 4th Distribution Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, participates in ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) near Fort Greely, Alaska, March 17, 2026. AE26 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Allan Rodriguez-Rivera) By License - This video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: "GLACIAL MELT" by Victory Flags/ https://stock.adobe.com/
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US Marine Corps Forces South welcomes 3-star commander
Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, the incoming commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, passes the unit's colors to Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, the sergeant major of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South during the MARFORSOUTH change of command ceremony in Miami, Florida, May 21, 2021. Col. McWilliams relinquished command to Lt. Gen. Bellon after serving as commander of MARFORSOUTH since April 2021. MARFORSOUTH is the Marine Corps component to U.S. Southern Command, which is one of the 11 combatant commands in the Department of Defense. The staff of nearly 100 Marines, Sailors and civilian employees are responsible for planning exercises, operations and overall support for the SOUTHCOM assigned area of responsibility, which covers Latin America and the Caribbean. Lt. Gen. Bellon is a native of Fort Polk, Louisiana. Sgt. Maj. Mota is a native of New York, New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Daniel A. Barrios)
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