U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Scott, a range safety with the Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Alabama National Guard, and 2nd Lt. Ariya Devine, a platoon leader with the ESB, observe 1st Lt. Catalin Cirlan, 42nd Signal Brigade, Romanian Army, as she trains on the M4 carbine qualification range during Exercise Northern Strike 26-2 at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 6, 2026. The training strengthens interoperability between the Alabama National Guard and Romanian Army through the State Partnership Program.
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. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Tegan Kucera)
| Date Taken: | 08.06.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.11.2026 07:07 |
| Photo ID: | 9855162 |
| VIRIN: | 260806-Z-FY465-1222 |
| Resolution: | 5350x2968 |
| Size: | 2.94 MB |
| Location: | GRAYLING, MICHIGAN, US |
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