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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CWO4 Michael Smith retires after 32 years of service

Jack Bergman (left), U.S. congressman and former commander of Marine Forces Reserve, hands Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Smith (right), the former band officer of the MFR Band, his certificate of retirement, at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Oct. 5, 2018. Smith retired after 32 years of serves to the Marine Corps, serving as the MFR band officer from July 2015 to Aug. 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Niles Lee)

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Tags: National World War II Museum, MarForRes, Marine Force Reserve, retirement, band, MFR, NEW ORLEANS, WWII Museum

Photo by: Cpl. Niles Lee | VIRIN: 181005-M-HG783-1126.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...