Marines


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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MRF-D 24.3: VMR-1 Marines rehearse in-flight egress procedures
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. David Craven, left, a C-40A load master, and Lance Cpl. Kody Nowicki, a second loadmaster, both with Marine Transport Squadron 1, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserves, announce a notional egress rehearsal aboard a C-40A assigned to VMR-1, while flying over the Arafura Sea, May 1, 2024. VMR-1 transported Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 to Papua New Guinea in support of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise. The HADR exercise will be conducted in coordination with the Papua New Guinea Defence force and U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby, with a focus on projecting select role II medical, logistics, and Marine Air-Ground Task Force command and control capabilities off-continent, to validate HADR training and readiness. Craven is a native of Texas. Nowicki is a native of Minnesota. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Migel A. Reynosa)

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