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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General Commander of the Chilean Marine Corps Rear Admiral Jorge Keitel Villagrán visits the U.S. Marines and partners at the expeditionary advanced base during Exercise UNITAS 2024

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ryan Allen (center left), commanding officer of Marine Air Control Group 48, Sgt. Melissa Rivas Casanova (center right), the MACG-48 Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, and Sgt. Gianny Bizarretty (Left), tactical air defense controller with Marine Air Control Squadron 24, speak with Chilean Marine Col. Francisco Cabezon Gonzalez about the Marine Corps Ground and Air Task Oriented Radar system at the Expeditionary Advanced Base North on Puerto Adlea, Chile, Sept. 6, 2024. They discuss how it will be used in the Amphibious Raid at Puerto Aldea, Chile. The GATOR is being used for Marines to train and to perform counter fires and air defense during the amphibious raid taking place for UNITAS LXV. UNITAS focuses on strengthening our existing regional partnerships and encouraging the establishment of new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

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Tags: Maritime, unitas, MULTINATIONAL, UNITASChile2024, MFS UNITAS 24

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich | VIRIN: 240906-M-KI947-8001.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...