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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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U.S. Marines From 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Battalion 7th Marines and Marine Air Support Squadron 6, Pose With Chilean Marines: UNITAS 2024
U.S. Marines from 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Battalion 7th Marines and Marine Air Support Squadron 6, pose with Chilean Marines in front of U.S. and Chilean Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicles at an Expeditionary Advanced Base in Puerto Aldea, Chile, on Sept. 6, 2024, while participating in Exercise UNITAS LXV. The U.S. and Chilean Marines took a group photo to commemorate their combined training at UNITAS LXV and to celebrate the partnership between the countries. UNITAS focuses on strengthening our existing regional partnerships and encouraging new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

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