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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US Soldiers, Marines maneuver tanks during BRIGHT STAR 25

U.S. Marines assigned to 4th Assault Amphibious Battalion maneuver Assault Amphibious Vehicles during a joint training exercise as part of BRIGHT STAR 25 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt, Sep. 3, 2025. BRIGHT STAR 25 enhances readiness and builds our partners’ capacity to operate seamlessly together while improving interoperability in a joint operations environment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Grace Nechanicky)

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Tags: Centcom, egypt, BRIGHTSTAR25, BS25, BrightStar2025

Photo by: Sgt. Grace Nechanicky | VIRIN: 250903-Z-PL215-1006.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...