Estonian Defence Forces Soldiers with Estonian Defence League, Southern Command, Sniper Platoon, prepare to start a combat fitness test during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 6, 2026. Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national 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 August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)
U.S. Marines with 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and service members from partner nations conduct the Marine Corps combat fitness test during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 6, 2026. Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national 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 August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas)
The Service Component Operational Logistics Augmentation Cell (SCOLAC), a specialized unit with 4th Marine Logistics Group under Marine Forces Reserve, recently demonstrated its pivotal role in supporting Service Component G-4 operations during large-scale exercises. The team’s mission is to monitor, coordinate, and advocate for service, theater, and national-strategic sustainment support to enable rapid buildup, employment, sustainment,...
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – Gunnery Sgt. Bobby G. Philips Jr., a Marine in the Reserve previously honored for his civilian heroism, was meritoriously promoted to the rank of Gunnery Sergeant in a ceremony on April 2, 2026. The event was held at the Beirut Memorial, in front of the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor statue.
