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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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The City of Chattanooga Commemorates the Five Fallen Stars
The family of U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Fallen Five, attend the fallen five memorial ceremony at the Wreath of Honor Fallen Five Memorial Park, Chattanooga, Tennessee, July 16th, 2025. The Wreath of Honor Fallen Five Memorial honors the loss of five U.S. service members tragically killed July 16th, 2015, in a terrorist attack in Chattanooga, today, marking the 10-year anniversary and the vivid memory of their sacrifice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears)

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Edward Spears |  VIRIN: 250716-M-KH336-1083.JPG