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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Paddling the War Away

Gregg T. Habel, executive director Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North (left), former active-duty Marine Cpl. Joshua Ploetz, a combat veteran (middle) and Lt. Col. Steven Godinho, Marine Forces Reserve Headquarters Battalion commanding officer (right) stand together July 25, 2014 after Ploetz comes ashore at Algiers Point along the Mississippi River. Ploetz paddled nearly 2,575-miles down the Mississippi to raise awareness for post-traumatic stress.

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Tags: MarForRes, Marines, Cpl. J. Gage Karwick, PTS, post-traumatic stress, PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder, Louisiana, Mississippi River, Gulf of Mexico, NEW ORLEANS, Veterans, Marine Corps, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Cpl. J. Gage Karwick | VIRIN: 140728-M-BC491-172.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...