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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HIGHLY DECORATED VIETNAM ERA MARINE HONORED, MOURNED, LAID TO REST IN ARIZONA

Lt. Col. David Althoff served in the Marine Corps as a pilot from 1952 until 1972. During his time in the Marine Corps, Althoff deployed to Vietnam two times and earned a total of 66 awards including: three Silver Stars, four Distinguished Flying Crosses, a Bronze Star, a Meritorious Service Medal, a Distinguished Service Medal, 55 Air Medals and a Combat Action Ribbon.(Courtesy photo from the Robert F. Dorr Collection)

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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...