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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Marines Sharpen Combat Skills During Annual Rifle Qualification

U.S. Marines with Detachment 1, Headquarters Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct Annual Rifle Qualification at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 7, 2025. The ARQ enhances combat readiness by requiring Marines to wear full combat gear and perform live-fire drills involving movement and use of barricades simulating the stress and complexity of real-world engagements. (Courtesy Photo)

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Tags: 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Marines, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve

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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...