Technical Sgt. Matthew Spittler, right, and Senior Airman Tyler Trocano, center, talk to Sgt. 1st Class Steven Sparks from 2nd platoon, Charlie troop, Team 2-2, 1-126 Cavalry Regiment, Michigan National Guard, Dowagiac, Mich. about available assets for close air support during Operation Northern Strike 2014 near Grayling, Mich. on Aug. 11, 2014. Both Airmen are Joint Terminal Air Controllers from the 148th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., Operation Northern Strike 2014 is a joint multi-national combined arms training exercise conducted in Michigan. ( Air National

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Technical Sgt. Matthew Spittler, right, and Senior Airman Tyler Trocano, center, talk to Sgt. 1st Class Steven Sparks from 2nd platoon, Charlie troop, Team 2-2, 1-126 Cavalry Regiment, Michigan National Guard, Dowagiac, Mich. about available assets for close air support during Operation Northern Strike 2014 near Grayling, Mich. on Aug. 11, 2014. Both Airmen are Joint Terminal Air Controllers from the 148th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., Operation Northern Strike 2014 is a joint multi-national combined arms training exercise conducted in Michigan. ( Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson/released) Operation Northern Strike 2014 140811-Z-GS745-0995

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