Army Gen. Thomas Carden Jr., center, vice chief of the National Guard Bureau, walks on the Alpena County Regional Airport flight line ahead of distinguished visitor events as part of exercise Northern Strike 26-2 in Alpena, Michigan, Aug. 11, 2026. Northern Strike, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is an Army-sponsored, multi-component, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win with around 9,000 participants this year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan
| Date Taken: | 08.11.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.14.2026 18:10 |
| Photo ID: | 9870595 |
| VIRIN: | 260811-Z-UY654-1033 |
| Resolution: | 5543x3688 |
| Size: | 4.82 MB |
| Location: | ALPENA, MICHIGAN, US |
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