U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Carter and Staff Sgt. Michael Fortenberry, field artillery specialists assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan National Guard, await further instruction near an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during Exercise Northern Strike 26-2 at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 8, 2026. 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.
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. Paris Banks)
| Date Taken: | 08.07.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.08.2026 21:40 |
| Photo ID: | 9858172 |
| VIRIN: | 260807-Z-IP997-1327 |
| Resolution: | 4066x4145 |
| Size: | 1.95 MB |
| Location: | GRAYLING, MICHIGAN, US |
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