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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Toys for Tots sets out to Utqiaġvik

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Steven Manning, black helmet, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Smith, red helmet, observe as a KC-130J Super Hercules approaches on an airfield to transport service members, their gear, and snowmobiles to Utqiagvik, Alaska in Kotzebue, Alaska, Dec. 13, 2024. Manning, an administrative specialist with Detachment Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and Smith, a security forces craftsman with 673d Security Forces Squadron, 673d Air Base Wing, were among other service members who flew from Kotzebue to Utqiagvik, to continue 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: ToysForTots, MarForRes, TFT, 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...