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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Marco Tolentino, the chief armorer with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, describes his duties and daily tasks as the armorer at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Jan. 29, 2019. Armorers across the reserves play an important part in MARFORRES’ mission of being able to fight tonight, being that first line of Marines who maintain and inspect the weapons before the Marines train or deploy with them. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Niles Lee)

U.S. Marine mortar men with Weapons Company and 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion from Task Force 1st Battalion 25th Marine Regiment conducted joint fire missions alongside British mortar men from 3rd Battalion, Princess of Wales Royal Regiment, during exercise Northern Strike 17 at Camp Grayling, Michigan. Northern Strike 17, a National Guard hosted exercise, brings together service members from across the U.S Department of Defense as well as service members from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Latvia, and Poland. Marine Forces Reserve participation in Northern Strike 17 will focus on strengthening and refining mechanized, amphibious, land and air capabilities while operating in a joint and multinational capacity. Task Force 1/25 will use Northern Strike 17 to gauge overall training and readiness levels as they prepare for Integrated Training Exercise 2018 and future mobilizations and deployments in 2019.

The Reserve Report is a biweekly newscast featuring news from across Marine Forces Reserve. This episode features information on a new instructional video by Marine Forces Reserve IPAC detailing travel claims procedures, relatives of Montford Point Marine James Neal receive Congressional Gold Medal in his honor, and 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion participates in exercise Trident Juncture in Spain.

Marines from 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare for Trident Juncture 2015 in Rota, Spain on October 23, 2015. In preparation for the exercise the Marines tested their armored vehicles ensuring they were ready for the road march from Rota to Alvarez de Sotomayor.