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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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Reserve Squadron supports MARSOC training
The crew of a UH-1N Huey utility helicopter from Detachment A, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, surveys for enemy activity while providing simulated close air support for Marine Special Operations Command at Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 17, 2012. HMLA-773 supported Marine Special Operations Command for three weeks, flying simulated close air supports, resupplies, casualty evacuations, battle damage assessments and aerial reconnaissance to make MARSOC’s pre-deployment training more realistic. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/ Released)
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Photo by: Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah |  VIRIN: 121017-M-OS573-330.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...