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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ARCTIC EDGE 2024: Commanding Officer of MACG 48 visits MACS 24

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ryan P. Allen, Commanding Officer, Marine Air Control Group 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, discusses the strategic importance of training in an arctic environment with Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 24 at Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2024, in preparation for exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2024 (AE24). “Joint training opportunities like ARCTIC EDGE 24 allow the Marines to cultivate proficiency and lethality, while developing the skills necessary to operate in the arctic environment,” said Allen. AE24 is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. Military's capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jestin Costa)

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Tags: USNorthCom, HOMELANDDEFENSE, AE24, MFRARCTICEDGE24, ARCTICEDGE24

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Jestin Costa | VIRIN: 240215-M-FA103-1007.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...