Members of the 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan National Guard, conduct a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration (HIRAIN) during Northern Strike 26-2 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 10, 2026. The training demonstrates the rapid air movement of an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) into a forward, remote or contested location using a cargo aircraft. The airlift is conducted by the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard.
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 August 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 Sgt. Brayden Stephan)
| Date Taken: | 08.10.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.11.2026 16:19 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 1018347 |
| VIRIN: | 260811-Z-FO244-1001 |
| Filename: | DOD_111897135 |
| Length: | 00:07:39 |
| Location: | ALPENA, MICHIGAN, US |
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