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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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The youngest Marine in attendance Lance Cpl. Chad Gilbert, left, the oldest Marine in attendance Retired Staff Sergeant Mike Coon, center, and Col. Walker Field, chief of staff of Marine Forces Reserve, right, carry on the Marine Corps tradition at a cake cutting ceremony to celebrate the 244th Marine Corps Birthday at Grace Episcopal Church, Saint Francisville, Louisiana Nov. 10, 2019. Retired Staff Sergeant Mike Coon is a member of the Marine Corps League Choctaw Detachment 778. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher England)
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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...