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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Crew-served weapons during ITX 4-19

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Loren Alexander, a military policeman with Marine Wing Support Squadron 472, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing practices weapons operations on Range 106 during Integrated Training Exercise 4-19 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 13, 2019. ITX measures the ability to provide a cohesive, trained and ready capability in support of service and Combatant Commander requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)

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Tags: 4thmardiv, Reserve Marine, MarForRes, 4th Marine Division, MAG 49, MFR, Twentynine Palms, Grenade Launcher, integrated training exercise, Reserve, MK 19, training, ITX, Marine Forces Reserve, MFRITX419, ITX 4-19, MWSS-472. crew-served weapons

Photo by: Cpl. Tessa Watts | VIRIN: 190613-M-XG560-136.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...