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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.



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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Resolute Dragon 23 FTX | 3rd MLG conducts Unit Recovery Team Course Culminating Event on MCAS Futenma
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, pose for a group photo following the culminating event for the unit recovery team course during the field training exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 23 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 27, 2023. RD 23 is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sydni Jessee)

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Photo by: Cpl. Sydni Jessee |  VIRIN: 231027-M-RF870-1438.JPG