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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CLB-25 Conducts HST Training

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, landing support team leader with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, discharges a cargo cable with a grounding hook from a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), during Helicopter Support Team training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

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Tags: MAG 29, CH-53E, 4th MLG, Det 1, hst, CLB-25

Photo by: Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez | VIRIN: 250327-M-DR174-2183.JPG

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