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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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US Soldiers, Marines maneuver tanks during BRIGHT STAR 25
U.S. Marines assigned to 4th Assault Amphibious Battalion maneuver Assault Amphibious Vehicles during a joint training exercise as part of BRIGHT STAR 25 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt, Sep. 3, 2025. BRIGHT STAR 25 enhances readiness and builds our partners’ capacity to operate seamlessly together while improving interoperability in a joint operations environment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Grace Nechanicky)

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