Michigan National Guard

Northern Strike 23-1 “OPFOR” builds readiness, challenges visiting units
January 27, 2023 — The scene is part of Northern Strike 23-1, an Army National Guard-sponsored exercise held Jan. 20-29 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in Northern Michigan. The Humvees are driven by Soldiers from the Wisconsin National Guard’s 1-120th Field Artillery Regiment, while the M240 and RGP launcher (using blanks) are fired by members of the Michigan National Guard’s Northern Strike planning team, who serve as opposing forces (OPFOR) in this battlefield scenario inject... MORE

Public comment period for Michigan Air National Guard airspace reconfiguration closes, feedback under review
January 19, 2023 — The public comment period for the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Modification and Addition of Airspace at the Alpena Special Use Airspace (SUA) Complex, prepared by the Michigan Air National Guard (MIANG) and the National Guard Bureau (NGB), has closed, effective Jan. 14. The Draft EA was prepared to consider the potential impacts to the human and natural environment associated with the modification and utilization of the Alpena SUA Complex. The feedback received from community members, stakeholders and agencies is now under review by the NGB... MORE

Attention to Detail Focus for Airman
January 12, 2023 — If there is one thing Airman 1st Class Alyssa Oehus knows, it is her way around a sewing machine. In her civilian job, she runs a small commercial sewing business out of her home. In the Michigan Air National Guard, she performs industrial sewing on flight jackets and other items as an air crew flight equipment specialist... MORE

Staff Sgt. Dewon Lewis and Staff Sgt. Martin McCormick, air crew flight equipment specialists with the 191st Operations Support Squadron, conduct an inventory check on a survival kit at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. Survival kits are reviewed and checked on an annual basis. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Elise Wahlstrom)

Northern Strike 23-1 set for Northern Michigan Winter
January 10, 2023 — Northern Strike (NS) 23-1, this years’ winter exercise hosted by the Michigan National Guard, is scheduled to take place across Northern Michigan’s National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC), Jan. 20-29, 2023. NS 23-1 is part of the semi-annual exercise series, which includes NS 23-2, scheduled for this August. ... MORE

U.P. Michigan Guardsmen prepare for deployment
January 6, 2023 — Approximately 150 Soldiers assigned to the Michigan Army National Guard Headquarters 107th Engineer Battalion, will gather with families and invited guests while preparing for a deployment Jan. 7, 2022, at Northern Michigan University, in Marquette... MORE

2023 Michigan Governor Inauguration
January 4, 2023 — Michigan National Guard members participated in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's inauguration ceremony... MORE

Michigan National Guard members participated in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's inauguration ceremony. The MING has a proud tradition throughout its history of supporting inaugurations for our Commander in Chief, the Governor of Michigan.

Michigan National Guard Chinook unit reflects of 20 years of service
December 5, 2022 — On Sept. 22, 2002, the Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) #2 stood-up at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, in Harrison Township, Michigan, with only 16 members forming the unit. By Sept. 2003, after a year's worth of training, the AASF #2 received its first CH-47 Chinook helicopters. At the time, they were a unit of only seven Chinooks... MORE

Leadership Camp opportunities for MING dependent youngsters
December 2, 2022 — “This week is for kids from military families to be able to get together and relate with one another, get to know one another”, said Madison Berridge, Lead Child and Youth Program Coordinator for the Michigan National Guard. “Our military kids are not living together on a base like children of active-duty Soldiers and Airmen, they are geographically dispersed and are not able to hang out together on a regular basis. This gives them the opportunity just hang out with other kids that are like them.”... MORE

Meet “Sudden Death”: also known as the 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery, Michigan National Guard
November 28, 2022 — The 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment, also known as the “Sudden Death” Battalion, excelled in many lines of effort during the 2022 training year. The battalion maintained an extremely high operations tempo, achieved the highest retention rate in the Michigan Army National Guard, and increased its lethality and ability to provide timely and accurate fires in contested environments. As the battalion prepares for an upcoming deployment, the 1-182nd Field Artillery Regiment training focuses on building readiness and individual Soldier lethality... MORE

Camp Grayling improves habitat through National Environmental Education Foundation grant
October 31, 2022 — This fall, the Camp Grayling Environmental team improved the local habitat on base through a grant from the National Environmental Education Foundation and the Department of Defense Legacy Resource Management Program... MORE

he Camp Grayling minuteman stands watch at Camp Grayling, Mich., Sept. 4, 2014. (Courtesy Asset)