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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U.S. Coast Guardsmen with PSU 309 and Marines with 4th MAW participate in a joint live-fire machine gun range during Atlantic Alliance 25

U.S. Coast Guardsmen with Port Security Unit 309 and Marines with 4th Marine Aircraft Wing fire an M2 .50 caliber machine gun in a joint live-fire range during Atlantic Alliance 25 (AA25) at Fort Drum, New York, July 5, 2025. AA25 maintains joint amphibious capabilities while implementing aircraft and ground support elements. During this evolution of AA25, Coast Guardsmen and Marines demonstrated their proficiency in infantry and combined arms tactics in a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

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Tags: MWCS-48, MarForRes, MAG-41, MWSS-471, usmc, 4th MAW, Machine Gun, M240b, Uscg, m2, psu 309, AA25, atlantic alliance 25, MFRAA25, MACG-48

Photo by: Cpl. Ujian Gosun | VIRIN: 250705-M-TU214-1195.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...