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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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Reserve Marines and Community Members Celebrate a Century of Service
Retired Sgt. Maj. Jose Santiago, the oldest Marine present, passes a piece of cake to Pfc. Alex Falcon, the youngest Marine present, at the Detachment 1, Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, 241st Marine Corps Birthday Ball celebration in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, Oct. 22, 2016. The Reserve Marines are celebrating the 241st birthday as well as the Marine Corps Reserve Centennial anniversary. For the past week they have joined Marine Corps Band New Orleans to commemorate 100 years of rich history, heritage, espirit-de-corps, and a bond with not only Puerto Rico but with communities across the U.S. (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...