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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Marines with MIU and Marine Corps Software Factory develop tools for the modern battlefield

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Connor Oaks, assigned to the Marine Innovation Unit (MIU), Marine Forces Reserve, reviews code at the Marine Corps Software Factory (MCSWF) in Austin, Texas, 17 - 29 March, 2025. MIU Marines are assisting MCSWF in the development and production of software solutions that address critical needs for the Marine Corps, including an update to the Augmented Reconnaissance and Estimate of the Situation (ARES) software that predicts helicopter landing zones based on topographical data. MIU is a Selected Marine Corps Reserve unit headquartered in Newburgh, N.Y. that accelerates the development and adoption of advanced capabilities across the Marine Corps. Oaks is a Miluwakee, Wisconsin native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Orion Stpierre)

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Tags: MarForRes, Ares, readiness, Force Design 2030, Marine Innovation unit, Marine Corps Software Factory

Photo by: Cpl. Orion Stpierre | VIRIN: 250321-M-DI173-1020.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...