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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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MARFORRES TACP FIREX 23-1
U.S. Marines, participating in Marine Forces Reserve Tactical Air Control Party Fire Exercise 23-1, board a UH-1Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Air Wing, at Rattlesnake Range, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Oct. 27, 2022. The Venom, alongside an AH-1Z Viper helicopter from HMLA-773, provided live close air support during the exercise. The purpose of TACP FIREX 23-1 is to maintain joint fires proficiency and readiness to support the total force.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Stanfield)

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