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Marines


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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First Sgt. Clark Rhiel, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Pistol Shooting Team, awaits his turn to shoot in a three gun event at Park City, Ky., April 29, 2011. As chief instructor at the Reserve combat marksmanship trainer school in Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Rhiel and other members of the pistol team participate in various shooting events in order to learn about different aspects of shooting and take the knowledge back to students.

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