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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U.S. Marines with 4th MAW participate in Northern Lightning 23

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Aidan Sieber, a radio operator with Marine Wing Communication Squadron (MWCS) 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, establishes radio communication during Northern Lightning 23 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 16, 2023. Northern Lightning is one of the seven Air National Guard joint accredited readiness exercises that increases military readiness by providing participating units a tactical, joint training environment to execute realistic combat training. Sieber is a native of Escondido, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

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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...