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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3rd Force Reconnaissance Jump Training

Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, land after freefall and low level static line jump training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, on June 3, 2021. The purpose of this exercise is to reinforce the Marines' technique and proficiency on air to ground insertion in order to achieve unit readiness for rapid deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Intriago)

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Tags: MarForRes, Marines, reserves, Camp Shelby, RECON, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Lance Cpl. David Intriago | VIRIN: 210603-M-MO203-1012.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...