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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UC-12 B “Huron” 318 taxis ahead of its final flight aboard Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans March 18. Marine Transport Squadron Belle Chasse took the twin engine turboprop aircraft on its retirement lap over downtown New Orleans after a decades-long career and nearly 25,000 flight hours.

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Tags: Belle Chasse, Cpl. Jad Sleiman, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Photo courtesy VMR Belle Chasse | VIRIN: 110318-M-0000H-001.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...