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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 Celebrates 244th U.S. Navy Birthday
Capt. Joseph Sheldon, center, the 4th Marine Division command chaplain and the ceremony’s senior Sailor, cuts into the ceremonial birthday cake at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 11, 2019. Marine Forces Reserve has a total of 1,554 U.S. Navy Sailors across 160 Home Training Centers supporting the mission to keep our honor clean as a Reserve force that’s ready to fight and win our nation’s battles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Leslie Alcaraz)
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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...