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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The Rucking Raiders come together at the Memorial Marker, after the dedication ceremony, to say a prayer before beginning the 900 mile ruck march from Greenwood, Miss. To Camp Lejeune, N.C., on July 14, 2018. The group of 30 former comrades and widows of members of Marine 2nd Raider Battalion will have rotating teams that will be on the road around the clock through July 27, carrying dirt from the crash site of the fallen Marines and Sailor, back to the home station of Camp Lejeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Schwoch/released)

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Samantha Schwoch | VIRIN: 180714-M-BH832-159.JPG

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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...