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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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Admiral James S. Russell Naval Aviation Flight Safety Award Ceremony
Maj. Jonathan Hansen, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing director of safety and standardization, accepts the Admiral James S. Russell Naval Aviation Flight Safety Award from Col. Gerald Graham, the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing chief of staff, during an award ceremony on Nov. 13, 2020 at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans. Pilots with 4th MAW flew more than 20,000 hours with no Class A flight-related or aviation-ground mishaps, which placed it at the top of other competitive commands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mitchell Collyer)
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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...