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Marines


Northern Strike 18

About

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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Proud legacy continues: Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South change of command ceremony
U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, march the colors during their change of command ceremony at the Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, March 21, 2024. Lt. Gen. David G.Bellon, outgoing commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, relinquished his duties to Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV after 35 years of faithful service to the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Intriago)

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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...