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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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23rd Truck Company recognized for excellence during ITX 4-24
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter M. Andrzejewski, Pennsylvania native, team leader, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, receives a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during Integrated Training Exercise 4-24 at Marine Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 26, 2024. The NAM is awarded to U.S. service members that demonstrate superior performance and sustained meritorious service in their duties. ITX enables the Reserve Component to simulate a mobilization and deploy its forces in preparation for potential future deployments in the event of a contingency or crisis. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orion Stpierre)

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