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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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President Biden and First Lady Attend Toys for Tots Event
President of the United States, Joseph Biden gives a speech during a Toys for Tots event at Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 12, 2022. Founded in 1947 by Maj. Bill Hendricks and his wife Diane Hendricks, this year marks the 75th anniversary of the charitable organization run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve. Toys for Tots aims to provide happiness and hope to disadvantaged children through the gift of a new toy during the holiday season. The toys, books and other gifts collected and distributed by the Marines and Toys for Tots Foundation offers children recognition and a positive memory that can last a lifetime. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)

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