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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
Lt. Gen. Rex McMillian (center right), commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, poses for a group photo with Christopher Perkins (far left), the managing director of Citigroup, Maj. Morgan Monaghan (far right), aide de camp, and membesr of the Inspector Instructor staff with 6th Communication Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve at Citigroup in New York, Dec. 9, 2017. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Samantha Schwoch/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...