Michigan National Guard

Northern Strike returns to Northern Michigan
July 22, 2021 — Northern Strike (NS) 21-2, one of the Department of Defense’s largest reserve component readiness exercises, is scheduled to take place across Northern Michigan July 31 to August 14... MORE

Guardsman Highlight: U.S. Army Sgt. Corey Block
July 1, 2021 — U.S. Army Sgt. Corey Block, a motor transport operator with the 1463rd Transportation Company, participates in unpacking the vehicles after his unit returns to Fort Custer, Michigan, May 18, 2021. The unit was finishing with the main portion of their annual training (AT) during Operation Patriot Press. ... MORE

Michigan Guard sets up communications during annual training
June 30, 2021 — AUGUSTA, Mich. – Michigan Army National Guard Soldiers with the 156th Expeditionary Signal Battalion honed their skills June 21 at Fort Custer Training Center, setting up satellite communications during an annual training exercise. “We’re here for AT and are conducting a battalion command post exercise,” said Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Perk, a platoon... MORE

U.S. Army Pvt. Nathan Kipp, left, and U.S. Army Cpl. Morgan Long, 156th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Michigan Army National Guard, set up signal communications during annual training, Fort Custer Training Center, Augusta, Michigan, June 21, 2021. The Soldiers were conducting a battalion command post exercise and providing network support for simulated brigade and battalion size elements.

Michigan National Guard hosts industry innovation challenge think tank
June 29, 2021 — The Michigan National Guard (MING) held a two-day industry and military think tank, which facilitated collaboration on new ideas and to search for solutions to current challenges. The goal was to find mechanisms and partnering opportunities to increase capabilities within the National All Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC) and use that data to solve real-world problems... MORE

Michigan Army National Guard MP unit conducts Annual Training
June 24, 2021 — The Michigan Army National Guard Annual Training (AT) is in full swing, which is used to provide structured individual and unit training to satisfy the training requirements associated with their missions. During AT, weapons qualification is usually on the docket... MORE

Battle Creek ANG chaplain follows in fathers footsteps
June 21, 2021 — A person’s mission in life is not always easy to find. Air Force 1st Lt. Trenton Wollberg, 110th Wing chaplain, at Battle Creek, Mich., found out at a young age what his calling in life would be... MORE

Battle Creek’s 110th Wing performs readiness exercise
June 20, 2021 — The 110th Wing performed a full-scale readiness exercise June 3-6, 2021, at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Battle Creek, Mich. The purpose of the exercise is to demonstrate 110th Wing capabilities while operating in a contested, degraded, and/or operationally limited (CDO) environment. The objective is to ensure the Wing has the abilities to prepare Airmen for deployment within a 72-hour window under adverse conditions, while still executing real-world missions at home station. ... MORE

Michigan ANG engineers replace runway arresting systems
June 17, 2021 — Flying units training at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center can approach the runway with confidence knowing the base’s two aircraft arresting systems, designed to catch aircraft with tail hooks, were recently replaced by a group of Michigan Air National Guard engineers... MORE

Michigan and Latvia strengthen partnership during key leader engagement
June 16, 2021 — For 28 years the relationship between the Michigan National Guard (MING) and Latvian National Armed Forces (LNAF) has grown immensely. The State Partnership Program (SPP) was created to foster such relationships and is an official collaboration between the U.S. National Guard Bureau, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the U.S. State Department. The Michigan-Latvia partnership was one of the first three bilateral relationships – along with Pennsylvania/Lithuania and Maryland/Estonia – to be formalized on April 27, 1993... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, right, adjutant general and director of the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, and Command Sgt. Maj. William Russell III, senior enlisted advisor, Michigan National Guard, shake hands with the Latvian delegates at the end of the key leadership engagement between Latvian National Armed Forces (LNAF) and the Michigan National Guard (MING)

Michigan Air National Guard Husband and Wife team from Zambia become U.S. Citizens
June 14, 2021 — On May 24, 2021, Airman 1st Class Waicha Gondwe recited her Oath of Allegiance, marking the completion of her journey to become a U.S. Citizen. Born and raised in Zambia, Gondwe is a material management specialist with the 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base (SANGB), Michigan... MORE

Air Force Airman 1st Class Waicha Gondwe, a material management specialist in the 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base (SANGB), Michigan, born and raised in Zambia, stands with her husband, Master Sgt. Suzgo Gondwe, noncommissioned officer in charge of the 107th Maintenance Squadron, SANGB, also born and raised in Zambia, after she recited her Oath of Allegiance, marking the completion of her journey to become a U.S. Citizen at the Immigration Services building, Detroit, Michigan