Northern Strike 18

This page archives news and photos from Exercise Northern Strike in 2018. It highlights deployments and training, showcasing MARFORRES operational readiness and global engagement in joint, multicomponent scenarios.

About

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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Why Are You Trippin’

Cpl. Dylan Rutan, a machine gunner, left, and Cpl. William Knust, an infantry assault Marine, right, both with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, prepare to detonate a M18A1 Claymore mine during their annual training exercise on Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 10, 2020. Marine Forces Reserve continues to train in any clime and place, maintaining the standard of their warrior ethos as they prepare to go, fight, and win our nation’s battles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz)

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Tags: MarForRes, Marines, usmc, MARFORNORTH, claymore, mines, reservists, Flares, Marine Corps, Marine Forces Reserve, trip flare, M117A1, M118A1, M49A1

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz | VIRIN: 200811-M-BR906-1006.JPG

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ARTICLES

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...