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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.


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U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Advisor Company and 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Team conduct Naval Engagement Exercise 23
U.S. Marines from 4th Civil Affairs Group (4th CAG), Marine Corps Advisor Company-A (MCAC-A), and 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (4th ANGLICO) conduct an air insert during a simulated community relations exercise while participating in Military Operations on Urban Terrain on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 13, 2023. This wargame event focused on Naval Engagement concepts with the goal of building and maintaining regional maritime access and influence at echelon across the phases of competition, crisis, and conflict. The wargame was the initial training event within the larger Force Headquarters Groups, Marine Forces Reserve, Naval Engagement Exercise 23 (NEX 23) intended to increase combat readiness and validate the Naval Engagement Concept in support of Force Design. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)
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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre |  VIRIN: 230613-M-AU112-9040.JPG
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