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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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Marines and Airmen train together with a C-5 Super Galaxy
U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen load a UH-1Y Venom helicopter onto a C-5 Super Galaxy aircraft during a static load exercise at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Belle Chasse, Louisiana, Feb. 6, 2025. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, trained alongside U.S. Airmen, 26th Aerial Port Squadron, 68th Airlift Squadron, to mentor and develop the next generation of logisticians, while fostering cross service knowledge and collaboration between Air Force and Marine Corps teams. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emely Gonzalez)

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Photo by: Sgt. Emely Gonzalez |  VIRIN: 250206-M-JH066-1224.JPG