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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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3D Force Reconnaissance Fast Rope Toys for Tots Event
U.S. Marines with 3D Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, pose for a picture on a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, for a Toys for Tots event at U.S. Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, Nov. 16, 2023. Toys for Tots aims to provide happiness and hope to disadvantaged children through the gift of a new toy during the holiday season. The toys, books, and other gifts collected and distributed by the Marines and Toys for Tots Foundation offer children recognition and a positive memory that can last a lifetime. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan L. Gonzalez)

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