Michigan National Guard

Northern Strike “Ice bath:” military, local emergency responders team up for hypothermia training
January 26, 2022 — Special Operations forces from the U.S. Army’s 20th Special Forces Group, Massachusetts Army National Guard, teamed up Jan. 24 with local first responders from Crawford, Grand Traverse, Muskegon and Roscommon counties to perform intensive hypothermia training at Lake Margrethe near Camp Grayling. The event took place during Northern Strike 22-1 (”Winter Strike”), a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise held Jan. 21-30 with participants from several U.S. states and partner nations at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, which together comprise the National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC)... MORE

Gov. Whitmer presents Purple Hearts to Michigan National Guard Soldiers
January 26, 2022 — On Sunday, January 23, 2022 Gov. Whitmer presented the Purple Heart to Soldiers of the Michigan National Guard (MING) for injuries sustained January 8, 2020 during an Iranian ballistic missile attack while deployed to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve... MORE

Wisconsin Guard Conducts Cold Weather Sustainment at Winter Strike
January 25, 2022 — The maintenance bay, completely blanketed by overnight snowfall, buzzed with activity. The sound of motors idling and voices lifted in communication, could be heard as Soldiers outside crunched through six inches of fresh snow... MORE

Wisconsin Guard Conducts Cold Weather Sustainment at Michigan’s Winter Strike

Future Strategic Leader Program – Born in Michigan
January 20, 2022 — After attending the U.S. Army Pacific commanders conference in the fall of 2021, Rogers returned to Michigan determined to bridge the knowledge gap between INDO- PACOM and MING. The result: An officer professional development series dubbed the Future Strategic Leader Program was introduced to Michigan Soldiers and Airmen. ... MORE

Members of Michigan National Guard’s (MING) Future Strategic Leader Program receive a brief from U.S. Navy Capt. Kimberly B. McCann, military professor and staff judge advocate at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 8, 2021. The Future Strategic Leader Program aims to raise awareness of MING service members regarding adversary activity in other parts of the world and provides leaders with a valuable new skill set to combine with the expertise they gained from multiple deployments in Central Command. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Ian Mihlfeld)

The numbers say it all: Michigan is a premiere location for all-domain defense training
January 14, 2022 — In 2021, the Michigan National Guard supported training requirements for more than 518,000 Department of Defense, federal, state, and local law enforcement personnel. Located in northern Michigan is the National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC), comprised of Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, and in southern Michigan, Fort Custer Training Center. These premiere training centers have allowed military and coalition forces to train and replicate enemy capabilities and environments in support of the U.S. National Defense Strategy in a powerful way... MORE

Northern Strike 22-1 Brings Arctic Training to Michigan
January 10, 2022 — Northern Strike 22-1 (”Winter Strike”) is a National Guard Bureau sponsored exercise uniting service members from several U.S. states and partner forces from Jan. 21-30, 2022, at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, which together comprise the National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC). ... MORE

UTES vehicle maintainers keep Michigan National Guard rolling
January 6, 2022 — The Michigan National Guard’s Unit Training Equipment Site, or UTES, supports the training and maintenance of equipment in the Michigan Army National Guard. Located at Fort Custer Training Center in Augusta, Michigan’s UTES facility literally keeps the Michigan Army National Guard rolling. In 2021 alone, the team completed more than 1,300 work orders... MORE

Michigan National Guard Engineer Company Achieves Performance Excellence
January 5, 2022 — The 1431st Engineer Company (SAPPER), 107th Engineer Battalion, based in Calumet, was recently determined by an internal analysis to be the top performing engineer unit across the entire National Guard... MORE

Soldiers with the 1431st Engineer Company (SAPPER), Michigan National Guard, pose for a unit photo near the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., March 6, 2021. The National Guard has been requested to continue supporting federal law enforcement agencies with security, communications, medical evacuation, logistics, and safety support to state, district and federal agencies through mid-March. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Joe Legros)

Michigan Guard members share experiences with students during career day
December 28, 2021 — The Michigan National Guard and the Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education (WAVE) teamed up on Dec. 14th to present career options for students of the school. The mission of WAVE is to inspire students of all backgrounds and experiences to achieve academic and personal success through their own unique paths. The WAVE is a high school program for students in their mid to upper teens... MORE

MIARNG soldier graduates Air Force Multi-Domain Warfare Officer course
December 23, 2021 — Successfully operating in a multi-domain warfighting environment will require all of our nation’s services and components to train and fight together. It may be a challenge, but that challenge is one U.S. Army Capt. Craig Simmon of the Michigan National Guard took head-on. Simmon spent 20 weeks and countless hours on academics and training to become the first joint member and only Army Soldier to graduate from the Air Force’s Multi-Domain Warfare Officers course... MORE

photo of U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army graduates