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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Joseph A. Katz Frocking Ceremony to Brigadier General
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, the commander, Marine Forces Reserve, Marine Forces South, presents a Legion of Merit to Col. Joseph A. Katz, the chief of staff for Marine Forces Reserve during Katz’s frocking ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, May 9, 2025. Frocking is a tradition where Marines are advanced to the next pay grade, assuming the title and the responsibilities prior to their official date of promotion. Katz was frocked to the rank of brigadier general. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

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