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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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Reserve Marines with 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines Conduct a Live-fire HIMARS Training Event
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher assigned to Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, loads onto a KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, while conducting a loading and unloading training event during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-22 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 5, 2022. HIMARS Marines and Marine aircrew routinely train to conduct HIMARS rapid insertion missions, facilitating the expedient and efficient execution of the mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brendan Mullin)

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Photo by: Cpl. Brendan Mullin |  VIRIN: 220405-M-JX780-1076.JPG