U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mauricio PenaJuarez, (left) and Lance Cpl. William Watkins, both transmission systems operators with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 48, Marine Air Control Group 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, use snow as a natural weight to hold down one of the components of a Sloping V field expedient antenna, which sends a very high frequency (VHF) signal between two locations more than 200 miles apart during ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) near Fort Greely, Alaska, March 5, 2026. AE26 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (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 Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus)
| Date Taken: | 03.05.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.06.2026 14:51 |
| Photo ID: | 9551957 |
| VIRIN: | 260305-M-UQ888-1016 |
| Resolution: | 4652x3101 |
| Size: | 3.69 MB |
| Location: | FORT GREELY, ALASKA, US |
| Web Views: | 3 |
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