Michigan National Guard

36th Sustainment Brigade conducts airdrop at Northern Strike
August 12, 2021 — GRAYLING, Mich. – This year’s Northern Strike exercise featured something not done in years past: Humvees dropping from the sky.The 36th Sustainment Brigade, Texas Army National Guard, executed a heavy airdrop at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center during Northern Strike 21-2. The exercise enabled the brigade to prepare for its... MORE

The 294th Quartermaster Company, 36th Sustainment Brigade, Texas National Guard, helps the 182nd Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, load a C-130 Hercules aircraft with Humvees and a pallet of sustainment supplies during Northern Strike 21-2 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, Aug. 4, 2021.

New Hampshire Guard radar operators train at Northern Strike
August 12, 2021 — GRAYLING, Mich. – Field artillery firefinder radar operators honed their skills to detect enemy fire during Northern Strike 21-2 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center."We trained our Soldiers with collecting and sending target data from the point of origin of enemy artillery down to the fire direction center," said 1st Lt. Garrett Dupre',... MORE

Soldiers with the 197th Field Artillery Brigade, New Hampshire Army National Guard, set up their AN/TPQ-53 Firefinder Radar during Northern Strike 21, Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 8, 2021.

Michigan Guard partner Latvia trains at readiness center
August 12, 2021 — ALPENA COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, Mich. – Firefighters from the Latvian National Armed Forces and the Estonian Defense Forces participated in the Northern Strike 21-2 training exercise in Michigan July 31-Aug. 14.The Combat Readiness Training Center has areas specifically designed for fire training, including a simulated aircraft fire, road... MORE

Latvian and Estonian firefighters train on a simulated car fire during Northern Strike 21-2 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 6, 2021. Northern Strike is an opportunity to build readiness and interoperability with other units and multinational partners while training in realistic multi-domain environments.

Missouri medical company tests casualty evacuation prototype
August 11, 2021 — GRAYLING, Mich. – The Missouri Army National Guard's 206th Area Support Medical Company (ASMC) is the first medical unit to evaluate the new interoperable, Multi-Modal Patient Movement (MM-PM) casualty evacuation prototype.Members of the company are evaluating the system at exercise Northern Strike 21-2 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training... MORE

U.S. Army Col. Gunnar Kiersey, senior adviser to the office of the Army Surgeon General, U.S. Army Medical Command, Arlington, Virginia, and U.S. Air Force Col. Sidney Martin are briefed by Thomas Merrill, a civilian technician for the Combat Capabilities Development Command on the Interoperable Multi-Modal Patient Movement. The prototype medevac transport unit was brought to Northern Strike 21-2 for testing and validation.

1034th CSC provides clean water for Northern Strike exercise
August 9, 2021 — CAMP GRAYLING, Michigan - Northern Strike 21-2 is underway at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, and the most important resource on Earth is front and center of the exercise. Yes, it's H2O.Water purification specialists assigned to the 1034th Composite Supply Company, 185th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard,... MORE

U.S. Army Cpl. Noah Borges and Spc. Garth Heinrich, water treatment specialists assigned to the 1034th Composite Supply Company, 185th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard, prime the raw water pump in preparation to purify water at Howe's Lake, Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, during Northern Strike 21-2, Aug. 4, 2021. The 1034th CSC has supplied all water assets across the entire Northern Strike area of operations at Camp Grayling.

Northern Strike fosters innovation and readiness
August 9, 2021 — The Northern Strike (NS) 21-2 exercise is leveraging Department of Defense (DoD), industry and technology to improve joint warfighting training capabilities. During his visit to the large joint reserve forces, multinational readiness exercise, Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director of the Air National Guard, attended an innovation presentation at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Aug. 5, 2021. ... MORE

Integrating innovative training on all fronts
August 9, 2021 — Radio chatter buzzes in the background of the Operations Building at the Alpena Combat Readiness Center as mission liaisons are relaying information amongst each other during Northern Strike 21-2. Master Sgt. Chad Harris, 172nd Attack Squadron Intelligence Operations supervisor, moves through the building tracking down resolutions for his asset, the MQ-9 Reaper... MORE

Making a difference through Northern Strike
August 8, 2021 — Master Sgt. Rick Boyer doesn’t have that problem. Boyer has spent 21 years as a Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), first in the Illinois Air National Guard (ANG) before coming to the Michigan ANG. For the last seven years, he has trained Airmen from across the country as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) instructor and scheduler by running TACP exercises for Northern Strike (NS) 21-2 out of the Carmeuse Lime and Stone Quarry in Rogers City. As an instructor, he has made a definite push to implement and search out new technology that will benefit his unit, state, and career field, and ultimately the nation... MORE

MING provides chaplain services to Marines during Northern Strike 21
August 8, 2021 — Chaplains have been integrated in the service and became permanent positions during the Revolutionary War. Some of their functions include caring for the spiritual well-being of service members regardless of their religious backgrounds and helping them meet challenges in areas like religion, morals, and morale. One Michigan Army National Guard chaplain candidate was able to put his service to task during Michigan’s largest joint forces exercise- Northern Strike 21 (NS 21)... MORE

Grayling MATES attracts WV Field Artillery Regiment
August 6, 2021 — Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center’s 147,500 square foot Maneuver and Training Equipment Site (MATES) is critical for storing and maintaining military equipment housed at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC). The storage space, training opportunities, and expertise of the Michigan National Guard’s MATES staff offers unique options for units from other states to house their equipment in preparation for training. ... MORE