Marines


Northern Strike 18

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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Cdr. Dennis McKenna (left), briefs Maj. Gen. James L. Williams, the 4th Marine Division Commanding General, at aid station on Camp Upshur during Williams' March 10, 2008 visit to reserve annual training here. Reserve officers typically have a two to four week annual training (AT) with their units each year. Some ATs take place in Australia, Morocco and various countries in Africa and South America.

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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...