A CH-47 Chinook, 1-135th Assault Helicopter Battalion (AHB), Missouri Army National Guard, flies over Lake Margrethe during Northern Strike 26-2, at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 3, 2026. Units visiting Northern Strike regularly use Lake Margrethe to conduct littoral operations.
Northern Strike is an Army-sponsored, multi-component, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability with allied forces to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest exercise designed to validate readiness of the joint reserve force, is held Aug. 1 to 15, 2026, at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center.
The NADWC spans Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula, encompassing the capabilities of the Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center and their combined ranges and airspace. This system of training areas is the premier location to replicate the future operating environment, offering integrated training across all domains.training period conducted by all National Guard members to ensure mission-readiness by improving the skill level of Soldiers and Airmen with military duties.(U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. Brayden A. Stephan)
| Date Taken: | 08.03.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.03.2026 15:18 |
| Photo ID: | 9846763 |
| VIRIN: | 260803-Z-FO244-1003 |
| Resolution: | 8256x5504 |
| Size: | 4.06 MB |
| Location: | GRAYLING, MICHIGAN, US |
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