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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Service Members Deliver Toys in Noatak

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Kasen Lee, dressed as Santa Claus, and Sgt. Maj. Julian Dan, dressed as an elf, hands a toy to a child attending Napaaqtugmiut School in Noatak, Alaska, Dec. 9, 2024. Lee, an administrative specialist with Detachment Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, and Dan, inspector-instructor command senior enlisted leader, Force Headquarters Group, delivered toys to the school with the assistance of Marines from Detachment Delta Company and U.S. Airmen from various units during this year’s Toys for Tots operation. The Toys for Tots mission exemplifies the Marine Corps spirit in the Last Frontier, strengthening community ties while sharpening the Marines' readiness for Arctic operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

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Tags: MarForRes, toys for tots, Alaska, MFRALASKA24

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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...