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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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Marine Forces Reserve sponsors the 70th anniversary season of Toys for Tots
Christopher Perkins (left), the managing director of Citigroup, Lt. Gen. Rex McMillian (center), commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, and Michael O’Neil (right), the chairman of Citigroup pose for a group photo on Dec. 8, 2017 at Citigroup Center, New York. McMillian spoke with Citigroup employed veterans and executives about the Marine Forces Reserve Toys for Tots program. This is the 70th anniversary season of Toys for Tots. Since its inception in 1947, the nationwide Marine Corps Reserve sponsored program, has collected and distributed more than 570 million toys.
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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...