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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.


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Address:  2000 Opelousas Ave, New Orleans, LA 70114
Phone:     (504) 697-9339
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U.S. Marines participate in Northern Lightning 23
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Ensing, left, a tactical air defense controller, and Cpl. Adam Shattuck, an air support operations operator, both with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron (MTACS) 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in various simulated mission scenarios during Northern Lightning 23 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, Aug. 14, 2023. Northern Lightning is one of the seven Air National Guard joint accredited readiness exercises that increases military readiness by providing participating units a tactical, joint training environment to execute realistic combat training. Ensing is a native of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Shattuck is a native of McHenry, Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ujian Gosun)