Marines


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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Reserve Marine Capt. Justin Martell (front, left), the battalion judge advocate for 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, makes his way to the courthouse here on a joint foot patrol Feb. 5, 2009. During his seven-month tour in Iraq, Martell met weekly with an Iraqi judge to help successfully coordinate efforts of Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces in apprehending and prosecuting those suspected of insurgent activity. In his civilian career Martell, a native of Rutland, Vt., is an attorney with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel in Washington, D.C. He routinely investigates and prosecutes violations of anti-corruption laws.

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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...