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 squad urban fundamentals course in preparation for upcoming deployment

U.S. Marines begin to clear a building as a part of a squad urban fundamentals course during an adversary force exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 5, 2024. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, conducted this range to increase proficiency in multiple forms of urban building breaches during an AFX in preparation for their upcoming deployment. This will be the first time since 2020 that a Reserve unit has been activated for a deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orion Stpierre)

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Tags: 4thmardiv, 2/23, MarForRes, Marines, training, MFRUDP25

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Orion Stpierre | VIRIN: 231205-M-DI173-1042.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...