ARCTIC EDGE 2024: Fox 2/14 Marines Conduct HIMARS Live-Fire Exercise

Video by Pfc. Nicholas Bryan, Lance Cpl. Kanoa Thomas

Arctic Edge 2024

Feb. 24, 2024 | 1:24

U.S. Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct a live-fire demonstration using three High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) as part of a HIMARS Rapid Infiltration, also known as a HIRAIN, during exercise Arctic Edge 2024, on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2024. HIRAIN training involves rapidly on- and offloading HIMARS onto C-130 J-Hercules Aircraft, followed by a live-fire exercise, demonstrating Marine Forces Reserve's ability to rapidly deploy the HIMARS to meet and deter any threats in any environment, including harsh arctic environments. Arctic Edge 2024 (AE24) is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. military’s capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. (U.S. Marine Corps. Video by Lance Cpl. Kanoa Thomas and Pfc. Nicholas Bryan)