U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 201st Field Artillery Regiment, West Virginia Army National Guard, disassemble and clean an M109A6 Paladin following 12 days of live-fire field training in support of Exercise Northern Strike 26-2 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 11, 2026. The Soldiers conducted post-training maintenance to prepare the self-propelled howitzer for storage and refit, ensuring the weapon system remains maintained and ready for future missions. 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: | 08.11.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.11.2026 22:31 |
| Photo ID: | 9864072 |
| VIRIN: | 260811-Z-A3556-1019 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 11.5 MB |
| Location: | GRAYLING, MICHIGAN, US |
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