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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 Corps Band New Orleans Performs with Students from the Convservatorio de Musica Puerto Rico
Isaias Sanchez Ortiz, a student from the Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico in San Juan, plays the trombone during a Master class given by members of the Marine Corps Band New Orleans, Oct. 18, 2016. The Marines visited the conservatory to not only help teach and pass on knowledge to the students, but also to perform a concert commemorating Marine Forces Reserve Centennial. The commemoration celebrates the heritage, espirit-de-corps, and a bond with Puerto Rico and communities across the U.S. It recognizes the Reserve's essential role as a crisis response force and expeditionary force in readiness, constantly preparing to augment the active component. (U.S. Marine photo by Sgt. Sara Graham/Released)
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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...