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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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Marine Forces Reserve Celebrates Lundi Gras 2026

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, poses for a photo his wife Mrs. Amy Anderson during Lundi Gras Festival at Woldenberg Park, New Orleans, Feb. 16, 2026. Lt. Gen. Anderson celebrated Lundi Gras with the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club and Rex organization emphasizing the tradition and long-standing partnership built over the years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emily De La Torre)

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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...