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Two individuals are standing on a forest trail. One person in civilian attire wearing an olive/tan t-shirt with text and graphic print stands in the foreground, while a uniformed soldier in MultiCam/OCP camouflage with a combat helmet stands behind, placing a hand on the civilian's shoulder. The setting appears to be a wooded training or exercise environment.


U.S. Army Spc. Brain Quach, left and U.S. Army Spc. Andy DeSabato, right, combat engineers assigned to the 420th Engineer Company, an Army Reserve unit based in Indiana, Pennsylvania simulate capturing a prisoner during route-clearance training during Exercise Northern Strike 26-2 at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 9, 2026. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest exercise designed to validate readiness of the joint reserve force, is held Aug. 1-15, 2026, at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center.

Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants.




Date Taken:
08.09.2026


Date Posted:
08.11.2026 06:35


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9860580


VIRIN:
260809-Z-IP997-1443


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Location:
GRAYLING, MICHIGAN, US




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