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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4th Marine Aircraft Wing supports search and rescue missions following Hurricane Irma

Gulfport, MISS. – A KC 130J, belonging to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, receives fuel at the Million Air Fixed Base Operator, Gulfport, Miss., in preparation to deliver fuel to a forward arming and refueling point in Key West, Florida. Marines with VMGR-234 delivered fuel to a FARP established by Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th MAW, MARFORRES, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, providing over 29,000 pounds of fuel for aircraft conducting resupply, and search and rescue operations in one delivery. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Imari Dubose | VIRIN: 170913-M-HW075-007.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...