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.

About

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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U.S. Marines with 3rd Bn., 4th Marines, Det. Delta Co., 4th LE, Bn., MARFORRES fire M320 grenade launchers, M27 IAR during ARCTIC EDGE 2025

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and Detachment Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, run through a course of fire during a range as part of ARCTIC EDGE 2025 (AE25) on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Aug. 19, 2025. 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 Cpl. Jaye Townsend)

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Tags: USNorthCom, HOMELANDDEFENSE, V34, AlwaysVigilant, arcticsecurity, AE25

Photo by: Cpl. Jaye Townsend | VIRIN: 250930-M-M0302-2001.JPG

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ARTICLES

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...