NORTHERN STRIKE 25-2

4th Marine Division, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, 4th Marine Logistics Group and Force Headquarters Group

Camp Grayling, Michigan

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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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U.S. Coast Guardsmen with PSU 309 and Marines with 4th MAW participate in a joint live-fire machine gun range during Atlantic Alliance 25

U.S. Coast Guardsmen with Port Security Unit 309 and Marines with 4th Marine Aircraft Wing fire an M2 .50 caliber machine gun in a joint live-fire range during Atlantic Alliance 25 (AA25) at Fort Drum, New York, July 5, 2025. AA25 maintains joint amphibious capabilities while implementing aircraft and ground support elements. During this evolution of AA25, Coast Guardsmen and Marines demonstrated their proficiency in infantry and combined arms tactics in a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

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Tags: MWCS-48, MarForRes, MAG-41, MWSS-471, usmc, 4th MAW, Machine Gun, M240b, Uscg, m2, psu 309, AA25, atlantic alliance 25, MFRAA25, MACG-48

Photo by: Cpl. Ujian Gosun | VIRIN: 250705-M-TU214-1278.JPG

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