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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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U.S. Marines with MWSS-471 conduct a physical training test at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Zuehlke, an aircraft rescue and firefighting specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, drags a simulated casualty during a physical training test at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Canada, June 14, 2019, in support of Sentinel Edge 19. Each portion of the test simulated tasks that every Reserve Marine with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting would be expected to complete in a timely manner if an accident were to occur in an airfield. Reserve Marines with MAG-41 conducted the test to maintain job proficiency and ensure deployment readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Gonzalez)
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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...