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Marines


NORTHERN STRIKE 25-2

NORTHERN STRIKE 25-1
4th Marine Division, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, 4th Marine Logistics Group and Force Headquarters Group
Camp Grayling, Michigan
ABOUT

Exercise NORTHERN STRIKE is a JNTC accredited, Army-sponsored, National Guard Bureau program conducted twice a year (winter and summer). Northern Strike provides a venue for participating units to conduct offense, defense, and stability operations in a joint environment with a special emphasis on contested logistics, all-domain C2, and combined arms live fire. Additional opportunities include Joint Fire Support with Close Air Support (CAS), Integrated Maneuver with Fires, Force Protection, Air Mobility and C4I elements of Theater Air Ground Systems (TAGS). The exercise is a premier reserve component training event designed to build readiness with joint and partner forces. 

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Name:  MFR CommStrat
Address:  2000 Opelousas Ave, New Orleans, LA 70114
Phone: (504) 697-9335
eMail:  mfrcommstrat@usmc.mil

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Northern Strike Photo Gallery

Toys for Tots sets out to Utqiaġvik

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Anastasia Jennings, left, and Maj. Kevin Kolbay, right, fly Marines, Airmen, and their gear to Utqiagvik, Alaska in a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft in Alaska, Dec. 13, 2024. Jennings, a KC-130J Super Hercules pilot with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Kolbay, a KC-130J Super Hercules pilot with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, flew Marines with Detachment Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and Airmen from Kotzebue to Utqiagvik, Alaska to continue this year’s Toys for Tots operation. The Toys for Tots mission exemplifies the Marine Corps spirit in the Last Frontier, strengthening community ties while sharpening the Marines' readiness for Arctic operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

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