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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.



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 Conduct an Offensive Raid for Northern Strike
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ahmed Alsawafy, a machine gunner with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, locks in his sight during an offensive raid training event for training exercise Northern Strike 25-2 at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 9, 2025. Northern Strike, held Aug. 2 to 16, 2025, is designed to validate readiness of Joint Reserve forces at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year's iteration featured approximately 7,500 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron TorresLemus)

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Photo by: Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus |  VIRIN: 250809-M-UQ888-1051.JPG