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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Finding Purpose in the Heat: How Chaplains and Marines Train Together at ITX 3-25

U.S. Navy Lt. Andrew Oswalt, a chaplain with Marine Wing Support Squadron 472, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, distributes popsicles during Integrated Training Exercise 3-25 (ITX 3-25) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 10th, 2025. Chaplains develop force readiness by guiding Marines both spiritually and mentally in harsh environments. ITX is a critical Marine Air-Ground Task Force exercise for the Marine Forces Reserve’s training cycle, confirming unit readiness through live-fire and combined arms integration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears)

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Tags: MarForRes, Twentynine Palms, chaplain, camp wilson, readiness, MFRITX325

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Edward Spears | VIRIN: 250610-M-KH336-1065.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...