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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MWSS-473 Marines refuel U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthogs

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Bost, an inspector instructor with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, examines a gun drive under an A-10 Warthog at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. on July 18, 2022. Marines from Marine Air Control Squadron 24 controlled the U.S. Air Force A-10s as they landed and then received fuel from Marines with MWSS-473. The A-10 pilots also provided the Marines with a familiarization of the capabilities and limitations of their aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

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Tags: 4thMAW, Marines, reserves, MWSS-473, 357th Fighter Squadron, Air Force, MFRITX422

Photo by: Cpl. Ryan Schmid | VIRIN: 220718-M-HT815-1008.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...