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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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Marine Forces Reserve presentations at Modern Day Marine 2025
U.S. Marine Corps Col. William Smyth, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3 Operations, with Marine Forces Reserve, presents “Understanding the Reserve from the Active Component perspective” during Modern Day Marine 2025 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, April 29, 2025. Modern Day Marine brings together representatives from military, industry and government to collaborate in shaping the future of United States Marine Corps. Through the interactions taking place at Modern Day Marine, the Corps is able to engage, educate and increase understanding of the Marine Corps' contributions to the National Defense Strategy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Orion Stpierre)

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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...