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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MALS-49 Change of Command Ceremony

The color guard with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 49 (MALS-49), Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Air Wing, stands at parade rest during the MALS-49 change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 12, 2025. The change of command ceremony represents the transfer of responsibility, authority, and accountability from the outgoing commanding officer to the incoming commanding officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hunter Brock)

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Tags: usmc, change of command, Tradition, CEREMONY, MCAS NEW RIVER

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Hunter Brock | VIRIN: 250412-M-AG272-1068.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...