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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Cpl. Adam Marlatt checks a local council member from Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, for any signs of radioactive contamination in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. The councilman had been wearing the same jacket for days as he worked in the disaster zone and was concerned about contamination.

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Tags: Adam Marlatt, Japan Nuclear Disaster, Global Dirt, CHARITY, Humanitarian, Haiti, Deployment

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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...