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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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Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command prepare to shed their personal protective gear underwater during the basic swim qualification course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 11, 2020. SPMAGTF-SC’s Marines and Sailors are conducting a variety of pre-deployment training in order to prepare and be equipped as a naval expeditionary force-in-readiness. These training events assist in maintaining a strong and cohesive Navy and Marine Corps team, allowing the Marines and Sailors of the task force to prepare for accessing key maritime terrain, conduct operations at sea and deploy at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)
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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...