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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National World War II Museum remembers the attack on Pearl Harbor

Retired Lt. Cmdr. Cass E. Phillips, retired Navy Chief Warrant Officer 4 Francis L. Emond and retired Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. William M. Braddock, survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor, salute the colors during a commemorative ceremony at the National World War II Museum, Dec. 7, 2016, for the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. The event honored the service members who were present during the fateful attack on Dec. 7, 1941. During World War II, by September of 1945, Reserve Marines made up 70 percent of total wartime Marine Corps personnel. For information on the history and heritage of the Marine Corps Reserve as well as current Marine stories and upcoming Centennial events, please visit www.marines.mil/usmcr100. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)

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Tags: MarForRes, WWII, World War II, Veterans, Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, CENTENNIAL, pearl harbor, usmcr100, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Sgt. Ian Leones | VIRIN: 161207-M-KN381-003.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...