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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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Cpl. Miky Vilaysane, a refueler with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Cpl. Aziz Sumo, a mechanic with MWSS-471, and Cpl Steve Anderson, a refueler with MWSS-471, operate the dynamic cone penetrometer to test the density of the 2,000-foot runway extension during Innovative Readiness Training Old Harbor, Aug. 6, 2018. The IRT program supports troops’ readiness to fight through training, while serving American communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)
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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...