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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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Marine Innovation Unit conducts annual training at Marine Corps University
U.S. Marines with Marine Innovation Unit, discuss a plan during an annual training period on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 7, 2023. U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Marine Innovation Unit (MIU), U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, held Annual Training 2023 to prepare to support their clients across the Total Force; make headway on internal and external engagements; test the Talent Marketplace; and assess MIU's systems for internal coordination and support. MIU leverages existing Marine talent in order to: accelerate the adoption of advanced capabilities; transform Naval Service capacity for technology employment; and retain and invest in Total Force human capital. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)

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