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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Wreath Laying Ceremony for Robert Barrow, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps 2022

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jahmon Hardwick, a Marine with the Marines Forces Reserve color guard, prepares to present the national colors to the National Anthem during a wreath laying ceremony on Nov. 10, 2022 at Grace Episcopal Church in Saint Francisville, Louisiana. Cpl. Hardwick graduated from Sandalwood Senior High School in Jacksonville, FL and enlisted in the Marine Corps for better opportunities in his future. The ceremony is an annual event that takes place on the Marine Corps birthday at Gen. Robert H. Barrow's gravesite, who served as the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jestin Costa)

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Tags: Marine Corps League, Marine Corps birthday, wreath laying, Grace Episcopal Church, Robert H. Barrow, MORFORRES

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Jestin Costa | VIRIN: 221110-M-FA103-1178.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...