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Northern Strike 2026

Northern Strike 2026

 

 

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Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants.

 

Media Contact Information

Name:      Second Lieutenant Miranda Strang
Address:  2000 Opelousas Ave, New Orleans, LA 70114
Phone:     (504) 697-9331
eMail:       mfrcommstrat@usmc.mil

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Northern Strike 26-2
U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and service members from partner nations participate in exercise Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 2-13, 2026. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas) By License - This video contains audio from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Adobe Stock “Peace in Catalonia” by Rugi Estalagmita Midiman / https://stock.adobe.com/
From Kinshasa to the Corps: Sgt. Toko’s Life of Service
Sgt. Toko’s father sought political asylum in the United States in 1996, while Sgt. Toko remained in the Congo with his mother and two siblings during two wars that swept through the country. With U.S. diplomatic facilities closed because of the conflict, the family’s journey to the United States was delayed until 1999, when they traveled through Cameroon and finally reunited with Sgt. Toko’s father. The family settled in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Sgt. Toko later completed trade school in Virginia.
Northern Strike 26-2 | A Michigan Marine serves close to home
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John Hastings, water support technician, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, poses for a photo during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 7, 2026. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas)

Northern Strike 26-2 | Mark 19 Automatic Grenade Launcher Live Fire Training

A Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher is staged for at a range during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 9, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)
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