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.

About

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 Pull-up Champ: Marine performs pull-ups all the way to the top

Sgt. Emmanuel Dickson, an administrative specialist with personnel sourcing, Marine Forces Reserve, takes a break after doing a set of pull-ups here, May 20. Dickson says he can currently perform 38 pull-ups in a row, and performs more than 100 pull-ups every day.

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Tags: MarForRes, Pull-up Campaign, leader board, Dickson, Trevino, MARFORNORTH, pull ups, PFT, Physical Fitness Test, Marine Forces North, Camaraderie, physical training, Competition, pt, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Cpl. Marcin Platek | VIRIN: 130520-M-QX735-339.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...