Northern Strike 18

This page archives news and photos from Exercise Northern Strike in 2018. It highlights deployments and training, showcasing MARFORRES operational readiness and global engagement in joint, multicomponent scenarios.

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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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VMFA-112 Conduct EAB Operations

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 473 (MWSS-473), 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare to board an MV-22 during Marine Aircraft Group 41’s expeditionary advanced base operations on July 29, 2022. MWSS-473 conducted forward arming and refueling point operations utilizing the Tactical Air-Ground Refueling System (TAGRS), a new compact refueling system, known for mobility and rapid set-up and breakdown. This is the first time a reserve unit has used TAGRS in a training environment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Oscargavino S. Quintana)

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Tags: MarForRes, Marines, MAG 41, MWSS 473, MFRITX422, 4th Marine Air Craft Wing

Photo by: COMMSTRAT | VIRIN: 220729-M-MO302-1007.JPG

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ARTICLES

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...