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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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4TH CIVIL AFFAIRS GROUP VISITS IWO JIMA VETERAN
Past and current U.S. Marines pose for a photo at West Palm Gardens, Florida, Feb. 24, 2022. The Marines of 4th Civil Affairs Group visited Iwo Jima veteran Marine Pfc. Robert Riechman for his upcoming birthday and the 77th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Camila Melendez)

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Photo by: Sgt. Camila Melendez |  VIRIN: 220310-M-KF902-105.JPG