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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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MARFORRES Marines and Sailors Celebrate U.S. Navy's 250th Birthday
The Marine Forces Reserve Color Guard takes part in the Navy's 250th birthday ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 15, 2025. The Marine Forces Reserve Color Guard participation demonstrates the significance of the bond between the Marine Corps and in the U.S. Navy. MARFORRES has more than 1,000 Sailors serving at more than 150 Marine Corps Reserve training centers across the nation supporting the Total Force to be ready to fight and win our nation's battles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears)

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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...