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. Daniel Teriele, a finance technician with Mobilization Command, Marine Forces Reserve, feeds a soy biscuit to a giraffe after a day of volunteering by trimming grass, and clearing excess brush in animal exhibits. The four Marine volunteers were afforded the opportunity to feed the giraffes after they had successfully completed their other tasks. This was the first time Teriele had ever fed a giraffe.

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Tags: MOBCOM, Audubon Zoo, Daniel Teriele, NEW ORLEANS

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Lucas Vega | VIRIN: 100713-M-3149V-088.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...