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 exchange practices with ROK Marines and conduct MOUT Drills

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hector GarciaZamidio and Cpl. Gabriel Moton, both riflemen with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, prepare to breach a doorway during the Korean Marine Exercise Program in Pohang, South Korea, July 21, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the ROK and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterring threats and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. GarciaZamidio and Moton are natives of Alabama. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas)

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Tags: KMEP, MarForRes, ROKMC, 4th Marine Regiment, USINDOPACOM, MFRUDP25

Photo by: Cpl. Kanoa Thomas | VIRIN: 250721-M-RY790-1190.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...