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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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Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, nicknamed the “Red Dogs,” provides simulated close air support to Marine Special Operations Command at Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 17, 2012. Marines in a UH-1N Huey utility helicopter and an AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter circled overhead, surveying MARSOC’s area of operations for any possible threats. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)
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Photo by: Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah |  VIRIN: 121017-M-OS573-087.JPG
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