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 Marine Division Conducts Sniper Rifle Training

Fourth Marine Division Gunner CWO4 Richard Dunham, positions himself out the side of a Texas Highway Patrol helicopter during aerial sniping practical application at the 9-Mile Training Center in Pecos County, Texas, Sept. 25, 2014. Marine snipers from the 4th Mar. Div. conducted firing exercises that included known and unknown distance 7.62 mm training, night fire, unsupported positions firing, and a team stress shoot.

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Tags: MarForRes, 4th Marine Division, usmc, Snipers, Sgt. Paul Vinyard, MFR, 4th reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Sgt. Paul Vinyard | VIRIN: 141103-M-MH863-003.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...