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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Marines, others welcome WWII vets to the Big Easy

World War II veteran Francis Rumi, Sr. and actor Gary Sinise (center) share a moment with Marines from Marine Forces Reserve during the welcome ceremony at the Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, June 24, 2015. Sinise, along with volunteers from the Gary Sinise Foundation, travelled to New Orleans with nearly 50 veterans of World War II to escort them to the National World War II Museum as part of the foundation's program to honor those who have fought to protect America's freedoms.

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Tags: Lt. Gen. Mills, vets, WWII Vetererans, Welcome, MSgt Washington, NEW ORLEANS

Photo by: Master Sgt. K. Washington | VIRIN: 150624-M-TI204-133.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...