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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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4th AABn conducts open water operations with multi-mission reconnaissance crafts
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ijinio Centeno (left), assault amphibious vehicle technician, and Cpl. Jordan Minaca, assault amphibious vehicle commander, with 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, check the instruments of a multi-mission reconnaissance craft–alpha variant–to ensure the engines are properly functioning before heading out to sea, Tampa, Florida, March 3, 2025. The MMRC-A will enable Marines with 4th AABn to continue to train and operate in the maritime domain, supporting service level littoral maneuver concept development efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

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