Northern Strike 18

This page archives news and photos from Exercise Northern Strike in 2018. It highlights deployments and training, showcasing MARFORRES operational readiness and global engagement in joint, multicomponent scenarios.

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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 2024 Civilian of the Year Awards

Lauren Yaw, left, muster program manager, Marine Corps Individual Support Activity, Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES), and Debbie Wanko, right, deputy assistant chief of staff G-8, MARFORRES, pose for a photo after the Marine Forces Reserve 2024 Civilian of the Year awards at Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, July 23, 2025. U.S. Marine Corps Civilian of the Year Award honors civilian Marines whose outstanding service and dedication have made a lasting impact on the mission of the United States Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears)

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Tags: Marine Corps Support Facility, MarForRes, CEREMONY, Civilian of the Year, Award

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Edward Spears | VIRIN: 250723-M-KH336-1154.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...