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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Hummer shares knowledge

Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, addresses his noncommissioned officers about the integral role the Reserves play in the structure of the Marine Corps, at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, June 11. Hummer is preparing to transition to deputy commander of military operations for U.S. Africa Command. The Reserve component consists of roughly 40,000 Reserve Marines and 184 Reserve Training Centers located throughout the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adwin Esters/Released)

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Tags: Marine, Corps, Forces, General, NEW ORLEANS, Support, hummer, facility, Reserve

Photo by: Cpl. Adwin Esters | VIRIN: 130611-M-JL916-0014.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...