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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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AE25 | 2/14 Conducts a HIMARS Live-Fire

U.S. Marines Sgt. Julio Torres, left, High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher chief, with 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine regiment, 4th Marine Division, and Staff Sgt. Tristan Riggs, flight engineer, with Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 234 (VMGR-234), 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, load new rocket casing during ARCTIC EDGE 2025 (AE25) at Fort Greenly, Alaska, Aug. 22, 2025. Specialized Arctic training generates valuable lessons learned for warfighters and enablers ensuring they can execute their assigned missions in any environment. AE25 is a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. AE25 is a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic.(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears.)
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Tags: Homeland Defense, USNorthCom, AlwaysVigilant, AE25, ARTICSECURITY, MFRAE25
Photo by: Lance Cpl. Edward Spears |  VIRIN: 250822-M-KH336-1131.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...