Military personnel from all over the United States and three foreign countries will converge on Northern Michigan this summer for a war simulation known as Northern Strike, officials said.
From July 31-Aug. 14, the Michigan National Guard will host about 5,100 participants from three U.S. Army components, U.S. Air Force active duty and guard, U.S. Marine and U.S. Navy components, plus units from the United Kingdom, Latvia and Liberia at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center, according to a news release from the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA).
The training area consists of Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center: 148,000 acres of maneuver space and more than 17,000 square miles of special-use airspace. The training simulates “a realistic wartime environment” and focuses on expeditionary skills, command and control, sustainment and joint-integrated fires.
“This exercise serves as a great opportunity for our multicomponent, multinational, and interagency partners to develop into efficient, joint warfighters,” said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, adjutant general and director of the DMVA. “Training like we may be called on to fight is critical in preparing to confront a near-peer adversary in the future.”
The Michigan National Guard began hosting Northern Strike in 2012. The program includes exercises that require units from different military branches, and even different countries, to work together in complex, time-sensitive scenarios.
“Northern Strike is executed in complex field conditions designed to simulate a realistic wartime environment,” said U.S. Army Col. Bart Verbanic, Northern Strike land component officer in charge. “This tests visiting units’ ability to partner and communicate effectively across coalitions and components.”
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