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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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U.S. and Chilean Marines conduct physical training during UNITAS LXV
Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina Cabo Primero (Chilean Marine Corporal) Juan Tapia Pasten, an artilleryman with Battery 421, carries Lance Cpl. Gregory Moore a team leader with 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division while conducting physical training at Destacamento de Infanteria Marina Number 4 (Chilean Marine Detachment Number 4) “Cochrane”, Chile, during exercise UNITAS LXV, Sep. 3, 2024. The Marines conducted physical training to build camaraderie and esprit de corps, and maintain fitness standards. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity,” was conceived in 1959 and has taken place annually since first conducted in 1960. This year marks the 65th iteration of the world’s longest running annual multinational maritime exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriel Durand)

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Photo by: Sgt. Gabriel Groseclose-Durand |  VIRIN: 240903-M-TU094-1018.JPG