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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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Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) Muster in Tampa, Florida, Jan. 28, 2023
Mike Lanpolsaen, a military and veteran organizations outreach manager, with the Warrior Scholar Project, presents college readiness opportunities to Marines at an Individual Ready Reserve Muster in Tampa, Florida, Jan. 28, 2023. The Warrior Scholar Project provides enlisted veterans and transitioning service members with a skill bridge that enables a prepared transition into the college classroom environment. A Marine that applies to the Warrior Scholar Project is expected to participate in a complimentary one or two week college preparatory boot camp at a tier 1 university. Lanpolsaen is a native of Daytona Beach, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Intriago)

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