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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Michael Ward, son of WWII veteran of Pearl Harbor and Guadalcanal, retired Petty Officer 1st Class Harold Ward, speaks during a commemorative ceremony of the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans Dec. 7, 2021. Civilians, veterans and service members came together to honor those who perished during the attack on Dec. 7, 1941 and to thank the service members who would subsequently fight during WWII. Reserve Marines played a pivotal role in the Marine Corps' success in the Pacific, making up 70 percent of Marines who served during WWII. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan L. Gonzalez)

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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...