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 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, conduct a company supported urban attack during training for upcoming deployment

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshiwa Juni directs his squad’s movements while clearing buildings during an adversary force exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 10, 2024. Juni is a Squad Leader from Palmdale, California. The AFX is the primary readiness-building event prior to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment’s upcoming deployment to Okinawa, Japan, in support of the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program. The exercise serves as an opportunity to receive training across all warfighting functions in a realistic and fully resourced environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orion Stpierre)

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Orion Stpierre | VIRIN: 241210-M-DI173-1297.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...