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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.


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31st MEU | Fire for Effects during Talisman Sabre 25
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Kelvin Leung, an artillery officer with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members with 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, performs a call for fire during a tactical air control party operation as a part of Talisman Sabre 25, at Queensland, Australia, July 24, 2025. The bilateral training with multinational participation established the ability to conduct coordinated deployment and training exercises using long-range precision fires enhancing combat readiness and interoperability with allies and partners. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. Leung is a native of South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)
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Tags: jtac, fire support, tacp, lethality, indopacific, talismansabre25
Photo by: Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez |  VIRIN: 250724-M-BN482-1134.JPG
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