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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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ARCTIC EDGE 24: Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron (VMGR) 234
A KC-130J Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron (VMGR) 234, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, taxis in Kotzebue, Alaska, Feb. 27, 2024. The aircraft is transporting a detachment of 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Green Berets from Texas as part of Arctic Edge 24 (AE24). Special Operations Command North deployed more than 400 joint and allied Special Operations Forces across the pan-Arctic region, stretching from Alaska to Greenland, during AE24 to advance SOF capabilities and readiness in extreme cold weather and high latitude environments. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Darling)

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Photo by: Staff Sgt. Brian A Darling |  VIRIN: 240227-A-FZ265-1063.JPG