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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31st MEU hosts Forward Observer Competition

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Mclennan, a fire support Marine, with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, observes his surroundings in order to draw a range sketch during a forward observer competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 23, 2025. Marines are evaluated in a number of simulated events to enhance their readiness and lethality. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. Mclennan is a native of South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)

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Tags: JTAC, Call for Fire, Forward Observer, VBS3, INDOPACIFIC, BLT 1/7

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez | VIRIN: 250423-M-BN482-1122.JPG

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