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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Marine Makes MMA Debut

John Zimmer (center), a security specialist at Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, gets examined by a ringside physician moments before his fight at the Caged Warrior Championship V on Oct. 4, 2014, in Patterson, La. Zimmer’s coach, Collin Murray, places petroleum jelly on Zimmer’s face to prevent cuts during the fight.

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Tags: MarForRes, IRR, usmc, John ZImmer, Lance Cpl Ian Leones, Individual Ready Reserve, Marine Corps, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Lance Cpl Ian Leones | VIRIN: 141008-M-MH863-002.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...