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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Reserve Marines conduct annual training at Joliet Army Training

A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 48, Marine Air Control Group 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off his Mission Oriented Protective Posture suit at Joliet Army Training Area, Elwood, Ill., July 15, 2019. MWCS-48 is conducting exercises ranging from rifle and pistol qualifications to land navigation in order to meet annual training requirements, as well as increase occupational proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris)

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Preston Morris | VIRIN: 190715-M-QC096-021.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...