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.

About

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 Receives New Orleans Mayor’s Community Service Award

Service members pose for a photo during the Mayor’s Community Service Award at the World War II Museum in New Orleans, May 20, 2017. Sgt. Juvante Butler (second from left), an administrative specialist with 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, received the award for his dedication and hard work within the New Orleans community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Melany Vasquez / Released)

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Tags: Mayor, World War II, MFR, NEW ORLEANS, Volunteer Service, Knights of Pythagoras, Marine Corps

Photo by: Pfc. Melany Vasquez | VIRIN: 170522-M-BM567-001.JPG

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ARTICLES

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...