A U.S. Army Soldier and a British Royal Army soldier take a break after eating dinner behind their M109A6 Paladin assigned to B Battery, 1st Battalion, 201st Field Artillery Regiment, West Virginia Army National Guard, while awaiting a fire mission during Exercise Northern Strike 26-2 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in Grayling, Michigan, Aug. [DATE], 2026. The multinational training environment provides opportunities for U.S. and allied service members to operate alongside one another while building interoperability and readiness during sustained field operations.
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 Aug. 1-15, 2026, at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year's exercise features approximately 9,000 participants. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Shuemake)
| Date Taken: | 08.07.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.09.2026 09:03 |
| Photo ID: | 9858747 |
| VIRIN: | 260807-Z-A3556-1003 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 9.88 MB |
| Location: | GRAYLING, MICHIGAN, US |
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