Northern Strike 18

This page archives news and photos from Exercise Northern Strike in 2018. It highlights deployments and training, showcasing MARFORRES operational readiness and global engagement in joint, multicomponent scenarios.

About

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.

VIDEOS

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4th Marine Division Change of Command

Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian (left), commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, welcomes Brig. Gen. Paul K. Lebidine (right), incoming 4th Marine Division commanding general, during the 4th Marine Division assumption of command ceremony held at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, La, Nov. 13, 2015. As the new commanding general for 4th Marine Division, Lebidine is now responsible for five battalions, three regiments and three companies. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Ferro)

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Tags: MarForRes, usmc, 4th MARDIV, Lt. Gen. McMillian, Brig. Gen. Lebidine

Photo by: Cpl. Ian Ferro | VIRIN: 151113-M-TI204-371.JPG

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ARTICLES

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...