Northern Strike

This page archives news and photos from Exercise Northern Strike in 2021. It highlights deployments and training, showcasing MARFORRES operational readiness and global engagement in joint, multicomponent scenarios.

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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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MWSS-473 Marines refuel U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthogs

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew Millen, a firefighter technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, inspects an A-10 Warthog at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., on July 18, 2022. Marines from Marine Air Control Squadron 24 controlled the U.S. Air Force A-10s as they landed and then received fuel from Marines with MWSS-473. The A-10 pilots also provided the Marines with a familiarization of the capabilities and limitations of their aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

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Tags: 4thMAW, Marines, reserves, MWSS-473, 357th Fighter Squadron, Air Force, MFRITX422

Photo by: Cpl. Ryan Schmid | VIRIN: 220718-M-HT815-1007.JPG

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