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Marines


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.



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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MARFORRES TACP FIREX 23-1
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Cook, a field radio operator assigned to 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, observes targets alongside a joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command, during Marine Forces Reserve Tactical Air Control Party Fire Exercise 23-1 at Rattlesnake Range, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Oct. 27, 2022. JTACs are Marines from ground combat communities who receive specialized training to coordinate and direct close air support. The purpose of TACP FIREX 23-1 is to maintain joint fires proficiency and readiness to support the total force. Cook is a native of Tampa, Florida and attended Countryside High School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Stanfield)

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Photo by: Cpl. James Stanfield |  VIRIN: 221027-M-BD822-1078.JPG