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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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AE25 | 2/14 Conducts a HIMARS Live-Fire
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Macro Morales, left, and Gunnery Sgt. Johnathon Lin, center, loadmasters with Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 234 (VMGR-234), 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, and Sgt. Julio Torres, High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher chief, with 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine regiment, 4th Marine Division load new rocket casing during ARCTIC EDGE 2025 (AE25) at Fort Greenly, Alaska, Aug. 22, 2025. Specialized Arctic training generates valuable lessons learned for warfighters and enablers ensuring they can execute their assigned missions in any environment. AE25 is a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears.)

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