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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4th Civil Affairs Group participates in Good Friday Parade

U.S. Marines with 4th Civil Affairs Group, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve pose for a photo alongside Armed Forces of the Philippines soldiers with 70th Infantry Battalion before the annual Good Friday Parade hosted by Nuestra Senora de Lourdes Parish Church during Exercise Balikatan 25 at Pulong Sampalok, Dona Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan, Philippines, April 21, 2025. at Pulong Sampalok, Dona Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan, Philippines, April 18, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo)

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Tags: Balikatan, Philippines, FriendsPartnersAllies, Balikatan 25, BK25

Photo by: Gunnery Sgt. Kai W. Huber | VIRIN: 250418-M-D0527-1007.JPG

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