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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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CLB-25 Conducts HST Training
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, landing support team leader with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, observes as an CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (HMH-461), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), hovers over an H Beam at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

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Photo by: Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez |  VIRIN: 250327-M-DR174-2358.JPG