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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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MARFORRES prepares to respond to Hurricane Florence
Sgt. Steven M. Holmes, a Small Craft Mechanic with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, inspects a F470 Combat Rubber Raiding Craft at McCrady Training Center, South Carolina, Sept. 17, 2018. Reserve and active duty Marines and Sailors from Marine Forces North and Marine Forces Reserve are poised to support the Department of Defense in their efforts to provide FEMA with unique capabilities resident in their inventory. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andy O. Martinez)
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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...