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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4th Marine Division Commanding General visits Marines at Exercise Heavy Metal 2013

Brig. Gen. James S. Hartsell, 4th Marine Division commanding general, tours the training area with Lt. Col. Charles Long, 6th Motor Transport Battalion inspector instructor, at Forward Observation Base Rhino during Exercise Heavy Metal 2013 here, June 19. Hartsell attended the exercise to oversee more than 2,000 of his Marines participating in the exercise. Heavy Metal 2013 is the second year the exercise has been offered as an outlet for Marines on Reserve duty to complete their annual training. The exercise brings together units from across the country to form a single task force. The training also includes counter-improvised-explosive-device convoy courses, combat life saving, and numerous firing ranges to name a few. Heavy Metal will conclude at the end of June.

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Tags: 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Marine Division

Photo by: Sgt. Frans Labranche | VIRIN: 130619-M-QS906-906.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...