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Michigan National Guard supports Coast Guard, Federal, State and local agencies for Mackinac active shooter exercise
May 10, 2022
A U.S. Army UH-72 Lakota helicopter assigned to the Michigan Army National Guard’s 112th Aviation Regiment, Grand Ledge Army Aviation Support Facility, provides overwatch for a simulated active shooter incident on Lake Huron during exercise Straits Shield 22, April 27, 2022. The U.S. Coast Guard, Michigan State Police, Michigan National Guard, and other agencies joined together at Straits Shield 22 to improve the effectiveness multiagency response plans and Sault region maritime security plans. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Cessna)

Michigan National Guard Soldier advances through career progression
May 10, 2022
U.S. Army Warrant Officer Carl Merchant, wage leader, Michigan Army National Guard, who recently graduated from Warrant Officer Candidate School, poses for a photo at the Grand Valley Armory, Wyoming, Michigan, May 3, 2022. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. David Eichaker)

Michigan Air National Guard fuels ability to accelerate change; increase value through hybrid innovation
May 3, 2022
A team made up of National Guard members speaks to Michigan National Guard leadership during Pitch Day, where Guard members who embrace modernization, were given an opportunity to present innovative solutions to National Guard leadership, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, April 14, 2022. The Pitch, which happened during Cohort 3, used real-world problems to grow the innovation ecosystem and integrate with diverse, non-traditional organization to expand capabilities of the Air Force, Air National Guard, and the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. David Eichaker)

Michigan Guard medical team saves life while mentoring Liberian partners
May 2, 2022
U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Gomberg, a battalion physician assistant assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment (3-126th IN), Michigan National Guard (MING) stands with a cardiac patient in 14 Military Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia April 26, 2022. The man had died the day before, but MING's medical team assisted hospital staff to bring him back to life. MING's State Partnership Program with Liberia was on full display as various medial units conducted a medical "best practices" exchange in Monrovia April 25-29, 2022, at the hospital. Together with the AFL, MING helped establish the facility in September 2021, making it the country's first military hospital. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Joe Legros)

Building leadership: MING hosts annual joint professional development training
April 26, 2022
Michigan National Guard  members participate in a team-building exercise during a joint professional development training April 20, 2022, at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan. The event focused on leadership strategies, professional organizations and some of the MING’s innovative programs.

Michigan National Guard Engineers one of first Army units to field new equipment
April 26, 2022
The heavy dump truck arrives in Michigan. The 1434th Engineer Company, Michigan National Guard, fielded the dump trucks April 14, 2022, in Lansing, Mich., becoming one of the first Army units to receive the technologically advanced vehicle. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Joe Legros).

Museum exhibit celebrates 75 years of the Air National Guard in Battle Creek
April 15, 2022
Col. Shawn Holtz, 110th Wing Commander, Battle Creek Air National Guard, visits the Battle Creek Regional History Museum, Battle Creek, Mich., Thursday, April 14, 2022. The museum recently unveiled a temporary exhibit celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base. Pictured here Doug Sturdivant, BCRHM director, Col. Shawn Holtz, 110th Wing Commander and Rich Bauer, BCRHM volunteer. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Sonia Pawloski)

Michigan ANG firefighters aid county departments with live-fire training resources
April 13, 2022
Firefighters from Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center demonstrated the use of live-fire training props at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich. April 07, 2022. The props, known as “Palmer’s Dollhouses,” are utilized by fire departments nationwide to train critical skills including communication, smoke reading (color, velocity, density and volume), ventilation tactics, and thermal imaging camera operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Cessna)

Michigan National Guard holds Northern Exposure training exercise
April 13, 2022
Michigan National Guard Soldiers conduct perimeter security during exercise Northern Exposure in the Upper Peninsula April 12, 2022. During the four-day training event, many of the events will be hosted by commercial and federal partners such as U.S. Forestry Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Northern Exposure is held annually in different Michigan counties.  Previous exercises have included floods, fires, civil disturbance, explosions and chemical spills. (Courtesy Photo).

Michigan Army National Guard Soldiers Slated for Middle East Deployment
April 8, 2022
On April 2, 2022, approximately 350 Soldiers assigned to the Michigan Army National Guard 156th Expeditionary Signal Battalion (ESB), based in Howell, Mich. gathered with their families and invited guests at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base and at Howell High School as they prepared to depart for their deployment to the Middle East. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Cessna)