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Marines


Northern Strike 18

This page archives news and photos from Exercise Northern Strike in 2018. It highlights deployments and training, showcasing MARFORRES operational readiness and global engagement in joint, multicomponent scenarios.

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.

 

 

VIDEOS

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Photo Gallery

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Marine Forces Reserve Marines and Toys R Us staff present toys they collected at the Metairie, La., location Nov. 4. From left to right- Bill McGee, Toys R Us Metairie store manager; Gunnery Sgt. Jimmy Cosby Jr., the pay deck staff noncommissioned officer for the MarForRes disbursing office; Natasha Riley, Toys R Us team member; Cpl. Crystal Dunaway, Travel Management Office clerk; Cpl. Cristel Zimmermanoset, zeros clerk at the finance office; GeJoan Garrett, Toys R Us department supervisor; Cpl. Herbert B. Bryant, maintenance management specialist; Lance Cpl. James A. Everett, maintenance management analyst.

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ARTICLES

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...