Northern Strike

Marines with the Marine Innovation Unit (MIU) and Marine Aircraft Group Detachment Bravo (MAG-49 Det B) pose for a group picture with Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand staff members in front of MAG-49 Det B headquarters building at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, on Aug. 25, 2022. Members of Sen. Gillibrand’s staff visited Stewart ANG Base to meet with leadership from the MIU and MAG-49 Det B to learn about the MIU’s mission, and also renovation plans for the buildings currently occupied by MAG-49 Det B. The MIU is a newly activated unit designed to accelerate advanced capabilities, transform Naval Service capacity for technology employment, and retain and invest in highly skilled Marines in support of Force Design 2030 and the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ initiatives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Devin Nathan)