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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TACP FIREX 23-1

A UH-1Y Venom with the Marine Light Helicopter Attack Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, deploys rockets during Marine Forces Reserve Tactical Air Control Party Fire Exercise 23-1 on Rattlesnake Range, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Oct. 27, 2022. During this exercise, Marines were evaluated on their performances in multiple scenarios to remain ready to augment the active component with support personnel. In completion, Marines become qualified and proficient as Joint Terminal Attack Controllers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz)

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Tags: MarForRes, JTAC, Combined Arms, tacp, JFO, HELICOPTER

Photo by: MFR COMMSTRAT | VIRIN: 221027-M-HN734-1097.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...