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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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Faces of the Force: Staff Sgt. Austin Kings
Staff Sgt. Austin Kings (left), an intelligence specialist with Alpha Company, Intelligence Support Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and Missouri Governor Eric Greitens (right) poses for a photo during an award ceremony at Jefferson City, Missouri, on Oct. 28, 2017. Kings was awarded the Medal of Merit during the Missouri Public Safety Officers Recognition for demonstrating exceptional amount of bravery during a conflict with a gunman. (Courtesy photo)
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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...