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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 Law Enforcement Battalion supports Casualty Evacuation
A U.S. Marine with 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Force Reserve and a Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force pull a simulated casualty to safety during a casualty evacuation drill hosted by MWSS 174 at Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-Lo, Luzon, Philippines April 18, 2025 in support of Exercise Balikatan 25. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Kai W. Huber)

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Photo by: Gunnery Sgt. Kai W. Huber |  VIRIN: 250418-M-IJ090-1094.JPG