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Marines


Arctic Edge 2026

Artic Edge 26
VMR-1 and 2/14 HIRAIN
The Arctic

 

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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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Corporal Ames marshalls Major McGough into a parking spot
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hans Ames, power line mechanic, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMFA), Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, ground guides an F/A-18A Super Hornet at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, TX, June 7, 2024. VMFA-112 is part of the air combat element during Integrated Training Exercise 4-24. ITX provides the Marine Corps Reserve opportunities to conduct force deployment planning, mobilization rehearsals, and increase combat readiness for all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Kilpatrick)

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