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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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Reserve Marines support MARSOC during Exercise Raven 22-2
U.S. Marines Corps Col. Llonie Cobb, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 49, Marine Forces Reserve, observes his surroundings from a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, MAG 49, while flying over Mississippi during exercise Raven 22-2, Oct. 26, 2021. Exercise Raven facilitated joint training with active and reserve component Marines, enabling a more capable and ready reserve force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brendan Mullin)

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Photo by: Cpl. Brendan Mullin |  VIRIN: 211026-M-JX780-1043.JPG