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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2/23 Marines Arrive for KMEP 25.2

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Seth Villagomez, a fireteam leader with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, offloads gear upon arriving for the Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.2 at Camp Mujuk, South Korea, July 16, 2025. KMEP is a semi-annual exercise that provides iterative opportunities for Republic of Korea Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps units to train together, improving their combined capabilities to deter threats and maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

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Tags: MarForRes, Reserve, 2/23 Marines, MFRUDP25, MFRKMEP25, KMEP25.2

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Van Hoang | VIRIN: 250716-M-VH127-1212.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...