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Northern Strike

This is the operations and exercise page for Northern Strike 21.

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From 31 July to 14 August, CLB 451 (-)(REIN) provides forward DS and GS logistics to JTF-85 IOT enable joint task force projection functions and conduct tactical sustainment to maximize maneuver element ability to execute area defense, offense and stability operations in support of the reestablishment of the legitimate border of Gorgas.

 

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Lance Cpl. Joseph Sacco, front, and Lance Cpl. Brandon Drapela, back, water support technicians with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, carry a reverse osmosis module into position during a command post exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 9, 2020. Water support technician Marines moved locations to practice setting up the lightweight water purification system on uneven ground instead of concrete. The CPX increases readiness and challenges SPMAGTF-SC command and control, communications and timely decision-making capabilities through simulated real-world scenarios. SPMAGTF-SC will be deployed into the Southern Command area of operation to provide crisis response preparedness efforts, security cooperation training and engineering events to help strengthen relations with partner nations throughout Central and South America. Sacco is a native of Beaverton, Oregon. Drapela is a native of Corvallis, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)