NORTHERN STRIKE

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Task Force 1/25 and Active component aviation assets will participate in Exercise Northern Strike 2017 aboard Michigan’s Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center. TF 1/25 will be about 1,200 strong and include tanks, amphibious assault vehicles, light armored reconnaissance vehicles, reconnaissance Marines, combat engineers, and artillery attachments from across 4th Marine Division originating from 12 states, along with a United Kingdom Reserve 81mm mortar section.

Key live-fire training events are: platoon attacks (mechanized companies conducting mechanized amphibious raids, air assault company conducts air assault); company (-) (REIN) attack with mechanized integration (tank, AAV, LAR); company (REIN) defense with tank/engineer support (including heavy equipment); and a fire support coordination exercise. During the company (REIN) defense, the battalion’s air assault company will occupy its battle point following an air assault executed in conjunction with live-fire supporting arms. Training will focus on platoon-level collective tasks and prepare the battalion for Integrated Training Exercise 18 and possible OCONUS deployments in 2019.

International Participation includes: United Kingdom, Denmark, Latvia, and Poland

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U.S. Marines with 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division conduct pistol, grenade range during BRIGHT STAR 25

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Pham, a legal administration clerk with 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conducts familiarization training prior to a live-fire grenade range during BRIGHT STAR 25 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base (MNMB), Egypt, Sept. 7, 2025. Exercise BRIGHT STAR 25 is a multilateral U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) command-post exercise, field training exercise and senior leader seminar, held in the Arab Republic of Egypt along with other partner nations. Participation strengthens military-to-military relationships between U.S. forces and our Egyptian partners in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility, as well as other participating nations. The exercise enhances regional security and stability by responding to modern-day security scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Angela Wilcox)

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Tags: M67, 4th CEB, 4th MARDIV, Centcom, M18, BRIGHTSTAR25

Photo by: Sgt. Angela Wilcox | VIRIN: 250907-M-IU565-1062.JPG

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Articles

Faces of the Force: Capt. John Howarth
Sitting calmly and collectively on a U.S. Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook in flight, Capt. John Howarth the company operations liaison officer with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine...

Faces of the Force: Lance Cpl. Tyler Farias
Standing confidently with the smell of expended mortar rounds still lingering around him, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler Farias, a mortar man with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment,...

Reserve Marines Demonstrate Spectrum of Capabilities during Northern Strike 17
Reserve Marines from across the country are integrating with service members from multiple branches, states and coalition countries to showcase the spectrum of capabilities that 4th Marine Division,...