Soldiers from the 122nd Field Artillery Regiment based

Soldiers from the 122nd Field Artillery Regiment based in Illinois gather information to report to their command during Exercise Northern Strike 19 in Camp Grayling, Michigan, July 24th, 2019 (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Chris Estrada).

Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting service members from more than 20 states, multiple service branches and numerous coalition countries during the last two weeks of July 2019 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard. The accredited Joint National Training Capability exercise demonstrates the Michigan National Guard's ability to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conditioning mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, together with the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment.