Marines


Northern Strike 18

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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242nd Marine Forces Reserve Birthday Ball
Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian (center), commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North presents Gen. Joseph F. Dunford (far right), the chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, a bell to symbolize the Reserve Force answering the call to mobilize at the Mercedes Benz Superdome, in New Orleans, Nov. 3, 2017. Dunford was the guest of honor at the 242nd Marine Corps birthday ball hosted by Marine Forces Reserve and spoke to attendees following a traditional ball ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Issac Velasquez/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...