Northern Strike 18

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Exercise Northern Strike is a military readiness event hosted annually at Michigan National Guard facilities. With approximately 5,000 participating Marines, Soldiers, Airmen and Sailors, Northern Strike is one of the largest reserve component exercises supported by the U.S. military. The mission is to exercise participating units’ full-spectrum of capabilities through realistic, cost-effective joint fires training in an adaptable environment, with an emphasis on joint and coalition force cooperation.

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The color guard, assigned to Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, present national and organizational colors during the wreath-laying ceremony at the Chalmette Battlefield in New Orleans Jan. 8, 2013. The event marked the 198th Commemoration of the Battle of New Orleans and was presented by the United States Daughters of 1812. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ray Lewis/Released)

The color guard, assigned to Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, present national and organizational colors during the wreath-laying ceremony at the Chalmette Monument in New Orleans Jan. 8, 2013. The event marked the 198th Commemoration of the Battle of New Orleans and was presented by the United States Daughters of 1812. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ray Lewis/Released)

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Tags: Chalmette, Marines, 1812, Battlefield, Wreath-laying, monument, community

Photo by: Sgt. Ray Lewis | VIRIN: 130108-M-MS727-048.JPG

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Marines of 3/25 tackle Exercise Northern Strike 18
The hot Michigan sun is high in the sky as a Marine lays flat against the dry sand looking through his rifle optic at the battle space spread out in-front of him. Beside him, his fellow Marine fills...