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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Montford Point Marine receives Congressional Gold Medal

Staff photo by DARWIN WEIGEL Elmer Mackall, 87, of Prince Frederick received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award bestowed by congress, Tuesday at Gray Ray Post 220 of the American Legion in Prince Frederick. Mackall was among the first black Americans to join the Marines and train at Montford Point in North Carolina in preparation for WWII duty for the Guadalcanal Campaign in the South Pacific. Behind him from left is U.S. Marine Lt. Col. David Johnson, his son Ronald Mackall and Azizi Wesmiller of Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski's (D-Md.) office who worked to get Mackall recognized.

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Tags: MarForRes, 2D CAG, 2nd Civil Affairs Group, Marine Forces Reserve

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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...