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A flare shoots by a Marine manning a machine gun aboard an in-flight aircraft.

Northern Strike 2017

Marine Corps Sgt. Antoine V. Claquin prepares to fire an M240 machine gun during Northern Strike 17 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., Aug. 2, 2017. Northern Strike is a joint exercise hosted by the Michigan Air National Guard. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody J. Ohira

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Tags: Northern Strike 17, training, Featured Photos , Northcom, Northern Command, MARINE CORPS, MARINES

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Cody Ohira | VIRIN: 170802-M-HR246-0377D.JPG

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