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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Shooting for the Gold

Col. Darric Knight presents Cpl. Alvin Mei, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, the gold medal for the pistol competition during the Western Division Matches aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 4, 2016. The Western Division Matches are part of a Marine Corps wide competition designed for self-improvement in marksmanship in order to improve Marines’ combat readiness. The winners of each regional competition will go to compete in the national match held aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C.

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Tags: MarForRes, 4th Marine Division, usmc, 23rd Marine Regiment, Marksmanship, Division Matches, MFR, Marine Corps, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Cpl. Ashton Buckingham | VIRIN: 160303-M-MV301-999.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...