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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Lance Cpl. Randy Freed, a Reserve Marine from Echo Company 2nd Bn., 25th Marines, takes up a security position with his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon on the edge of a dry ravine running through Range 400 here June 30, 2008. The Marines conducted the rehearsal in mid-day temperatures topping 110 degrees in preparation for the following day's live-fire exercise.

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Tags: Range 400, Paul Greenberg, Randy Freed, Echo 2/25, MarForRes, MCAGCC, Echo Company, marine corps air ground combat center, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Capt. Paul Greenberg | VIRIN: 080630-M-0000C-000.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...