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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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Ospreys to the Reserves
In celebration of Marine Forces Reserve receiving their first Osprey squadron, a Marine color guard was present to bear the nation's colors at Edwards Air Force Base near Lancaster, Calif. Jan 12, 2013. The ceremony included a change of command, the re-designation of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764 (HMM-764) to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM-764) and the relocation of the unit to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The unit's move will be complete Jan. 18, 2013. VMM-764 is Marine Forces Reserve's first tiltrotor squadron. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ray Lewis/Released)
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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...