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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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Marines with 2/23 conduct a conditioning hike during MTX 4-23
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Markus Rosensyrrist, a team leader with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, rests on a conditioning hike during Mountain Training Exercise 4-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California, June 13, 2023. Marines begin MTX by conducting conditioning hikes to acclimate to their environment in preparation for increasingly difficult training that will prepare them for the challenges of operating in a mountainous environment. Rosensyrrist is a native of Palo Alto, CA. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samwel Tabancay)

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