Northern Strike 18

This page archives news and photos from Exercise Northern Strike in 2018. It highlights deployments and training, showcasing MARFORRES operational readiness and global engagement in joint, multicomponent scenarios.

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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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Marine Korean War Veterens continue to serve

Will Price, a curator for Marine Corps League Detachment 565, reminisces about the gold Marine emblems belonging to Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” Puller, kept in the detachment’s museum. The 600 square-foot museum consists of uniform and historical items. Marine Corps history is represented by an exhibit for each major conflict, containing authentic memorabilia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marcin Platek/Released)

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Tags: Marine Corps League, Platek, 565, Baltimore’s Own, MCL, Rollette, Collerman, marine reserve, detachment, marine corps reserve, Veteran, baltimore

Photo by: Cpl. Marcin Platek | VIRIN: 121116-M-QX735-002.JPG

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ARTICLES

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...