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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VMFT-401: Train the Fleet

U.S. Marine Corps LtCol. Derek Heinz, director of safety and standardization, Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 401, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, waits for confirmation to proceed with flight on MCAS Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 18, 2025. VMFT-401 is an adversary squadron of the United States Marine Corps Reserve on MCAS Yuma that flies the F-5N Tiger II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hannah Dodson)

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Hannah Dodson | VIRIN: 250918-M-CR120-1094.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...