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 Tanks practice live fire ranges and amphibious operations

An M1 Abrams tank with Company E, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, fires a mounted .50 caliber machinegun during a live-fire range as part of the battalion’s annual training exercise here, July 21, 2014. The two week exercise included live-fire tank and infantry integration as well as amphibious operations which gave the Marines a chance to operate in a simulated ship-to-shore movement. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood)

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Tags: 4th Marine Division, 4th Tank Battalion, .50 caliber machinegun, m1 abrams, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Cpl. Codey Underwood | VIRIN: 140721-M-FF989-001.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...