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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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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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Marines From the Marine Innovation Unit Participate in Cyber Yankee 2022
Staff Sgt. Sean Sarich an innovation laboratory specialist at Marine Innovation Unit works on his network hacking plans during Cyber Yankee 22 on Camp Nett, Connecticut, June 13, 2022. During Cyber Yankee service members are divided up into red teams and blue teams. All participating Marines are part of the red team. The red team acts as an attacking force while the blue team tries to defend their network. The Reserve Marines from MIU also played an important role in Cyber Yankee 2022 and plans to continue to support exercises like this to bring in extra talent and subject matter expertise from the cyber and developmental support. MIU leverages existing Marine talent to address advanced technology challenges in order to accelerate the development of new capabilities. MIU houses coders who have the potential to bring a new skill set to the exercise.
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Tags: reserves, joint service, cyber yankee, marine innovation unit
Photo by: Lance Cpl. Ashley Corbo |  VIRIN: 220615-M-NG596-059.JPG
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