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.

VIDEOS

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MWSS-473 Marines train in obstacle breaching during Maple Flag 50

Warrant Officer Regenald McDonald, a Royal Canadian Air Force construction engineer with 4 Construction Engineering Squadron, speaks to Marines with Engineer Company, Detachment Bravo, Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, about engineering obstacles, May 28, 2017. Marines cleared an abatis created by Canadian Armed Forces members as part of exercise Maple Flag 50.

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Tags: usmc, 4th MAW, MWSS-473, Maple Flag 50, MFRMAPLEFLAG50, MapleFlag, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: 2nd Lt. Stephanie Leguizamon | VIRIN: 170528-M-UY545-003.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...