Marines TV

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division conduct Adversary Force Exercise (AFX) 5-20 in preparation for Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise 5-20 at Marine Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 18, 2020. AFX is a force-on-force, simulated combat experience between companies in a Battalion designed to reflect a combat scenario.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, participate in a Marine Corps Combat Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 9-13, 2018. MCCRE is a pre-deployment training evaluation designed to test the Marines’ and sailor’s skills with various combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Bethanie M. Ryan)

Arctic Edge is a biennial, large-scale, joint-training exercise that prepares and tests the U.S. military’s ability to operate tactically in the extreme cold-weather conditions found in Arctic environments. Task Force Arctic Edge is comprised of Marines from all across II Marine Expeditionary Force, and consists of more than 1500 participants from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy utilizing the unique and expansive air and ground training areas in Alaska.