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.

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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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NFL’s “Salute to Service” campaign recognizes the Marine Forces Reserve Centennial

Lieutenant General Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, is greeted by San Francisco 49ers’ center Daniel Killgore at Levi’s Stadium, Nov. 6, 2016 during the MARFORRES Centennial celebration. McMillian was the National Football League’s guest of honor at the game as part of its “Salute to Service” campaign. Today, approximately 500 Reserve Marines are providing fully integrated operational support to Fleet and Combatant Commanders around the world. For more information on the history and heritage of the Marine Forces Reserve as well as current Marine stories and upcoming Centennial events, please visit www.marines.mil/usmcr100. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dallas Johnson)

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Tags: 49ers, MarForRes, usmc, MFR, Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, usmcr100, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Johnson Dallas | VIRIN: 161107-M-WQ182-004.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...