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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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall

A Marine Forces Reserve rifle team fires a twenty-one-gun salute to honor veterans of the Vietnam War during a ceremonial display of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall in Kenner, Louisiana, May 16, 2014. The moving wall is designed to give those who cannot make the trip to see the actual Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, District of Columbia, the opportunity to view it. Vietnam veterans built the moving wall replica and it has been traveling the country for more than 30 years.

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Tags: FHG, Marines Memorial, Moving Wall, Kenner, Rifle Team, honor, NEW ORLEANS, Vietnam, Military

Photo by: Lcpl. Mackenzie Schlueter | VIRIN: 140516-M-I5438-003.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...