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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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HMLA-775 conducts close air support at ITX 4-18
Sgt. Reyes Macedo, a helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, acquires a BDM, Soviet airborne amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle, target while conducting a close air support mission, during Integrated Training Exercise 4-18 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 18, 2018. HMLA-775, also known as the “Coyotes”, provided air combat element support to Marine Air Ground Task Force 23 during ITX 4-18. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. 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...