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    The West Virginia National Guard's 1/201st Field Artillery Battalion conduct fire missions during Northern Strike 26-2 [Image 7 of 8]

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    The image shows a distant landscape with multiple white smoke plumes rising from a treeline into an overcast gray sky. Three distinct smoke columns are visible at varying heights, with a broader smoke dispersion pattern along the ground near the treeline. The scene is consistent with artillery, mortar, or smoke munition activity on what appears to be open terrain.

    GRAYLING, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES

    08.09.2026

    Photo by Pfc. Misty Cobb 

    153rd Public Affairs Detachment

    White phosphorus smoke from M109A6 Paladins being piloted by Soldiers with the West Virginia Army National Guard 1st Battalion, 201st Field Artillery Regiment fill the air during Exercise Northern Strike 26-2 at the All Domain Warfighting Center in Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 9, 2026. The artillery battery responded to a request for indirect fire support as part of a joint training exercise that strengthened fire support integration and battlefield coordination. 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 Aug. 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 Pfc. Misty Cobb)

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    Date Taken: 08.09.2026
    Date Posted: 08.11.2026 00:37
    Photo ID: 9859616
    VIRIN: 260809-Z-CF761-1073
    Resolution: 6720x4480
    Size: 1.23 MB
    Location: GRAYLING, MICHIGAN, US

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