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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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4th Distribution Support Battalion participates in Arctic Edge 2026
U.S. Marines with 4th Distribution Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, participates in ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) near Fort Greely, Alaska, March 17, 2026. AE26 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Allan Rodriguez-Rivera) By License - This video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock: "GLACIAL MELT" by Victory Flags/ https://stock.adobe.com/
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ARCTIC EDGE 2024: U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Good visits 2/14 Marines
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Matthew Good, Deputy Commander, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, speaks to Marines from Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve about the strategic importance of operating in an austere environment during exercise Arctic Edge 2024, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Training in an arctic environment cultivates a resilient force adept at adapting to extreme conditions, guaranteeing preparedness for potential conflicts in challenging terrains, and augmenting the overall proficiency of armed forces to operate effectively in diverse and demanding scenarios. Arctic Edge 2024 (AE24) is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. military’s capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Madisyn Paschal)
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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Madisyn Paschal |  VIRIN: 240222-M-QJ964-2007.JPG
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