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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FLOTUS and CMFR Attend Toys for Tots Event

Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, and first lady of the United States, Melania Trump, pass out toys at a Toys for Tots event at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C., Dec. 8, 2020. The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program was founded in 1947 by Maj. Bill Hendricks, USMCR. Since 1947, Marine Reserve Centers throughout the country have collected new, unwrapped toys and distributed those toys to less fortunate children during the holiday season. Presently, the program distributes an average of 18 million toys to 7 million children annually. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Ryan Schmid)

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Tags: MarForRes, Marines, FLOTUS, reserves, toys for tots, christmas, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Ryan Schmid | VIRIN: 201214-M-ZZ999-101.JPG

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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...