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 with 3rd Bn., 4th Marines, Det. Delta Co., 4th LE, Bn., MARFORRES fire M320 grenade launchers, M27 IAR during ARCTIC EDGE 2025
U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and Detachment Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, run through a course of fire during a range as part of ARCTIC EDGE 2025 (AE25) on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Aug. 19, 2025. 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 Cpl. Jaye Townsend)

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