Navy aviation rescue swimmers participate in a joint

Navy aviation rescue swimmers participate in a joint cooperation search and rescue exercise approximately two miles off the coast of Hammond Bay, Lake Huron, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in participation with Northern Strike 17. In addition to the SAR exercise, multi-cooperation forces including the Cheboygan County Sheriff's Office, Michigan State Police, U.S. Geological Services, Michigan Conservation, and U.S. Coast Guard combine to evade capture during a series of water range simulated gun smuggling exercises. Cooperation forces evaded capture from Navy MH-60 Sierras, Air National Guard F-16 fighters, Air National Guard MQ-9 Reapers, and an Air National Guard Joint Surveillence Target Attack Radar System.
Northern Strike ‘17 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,000 service members from 13 states and five coalition countries during the first two weeks of August 2017 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard The newly-accredited NS 17 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 conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, together with the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sonia Pawloski/released)