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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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4th Marine Division Super Squad Competition 2017
U.S. Marines with Super Squad Competition 2nd Squad, out of 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, maneuver through dense vegetation before clearing a landing zone while conducting offensive/defensive field operations on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2017. Super Squad Competitions were designed to evaluate a 14-man infantry squad throughout an extensive field and live-fire evolution. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin A. Bopp/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...