Michigan National Guard

Military, civilian first responders execute Northern Strike Pre-Accident Plan Rehearsal
August 10, 2022 — The Northern Strike Pre-Accident Plan Rehearsal is designed to challenge exercise participants with a simulated emergency situation. Soldiers from the active Army, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserves teamed with local first responders to react quickly to the emergency fire scenario... MORE

Firefighters from the Camp Grayling Fire Department conduct Pre-Accident Plan Rehearsal training as part of Northern Strike 22 at Grayling Army Airfield, Grayling, Mich., Aug. 6, 2022. Northern Strike is designed to challenge 7,400 service members with multiple forms of training that advance interoperability across multicomponent, multinational and interagency partners. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Erich Holbrook)

Northern Strike 22-2 Provides New Training Environment to MWSS 471
August 9, 2022 — Many people across the world understand the convenience of how easy it is to obtain water. But when service members are out in the field, Marine Air Group 41, Marine Air Wing Support Squadron 471 Detachment Bravo (MWSS 471), use their equipment to produce fresh water at Northern Strike 22-2 in Grayling, Mich., on Aug. 4, 2022... MORE

Northern Strike 22-2 Provides New Training Environment to the Marine Air Wing Support Squadron 471

NASCAR Champion Brad Keselowski visits National All-Domain Warfighting Center during Northern Strike 22
August 9, 2022 — NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski joined Soldiers and Airmen Aug. 5 to kick off exercise Northern Strike 22 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, part of the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in Northern Michigan... MORE

NASCAR racer Brad Keselowski visits Camp Grayling

Northern Strike returns to Michigan
July 25, 2022 — Northern Strike 22-2, the country’s largest National Guard Bureau-sponsored military exercise, is scheduled to take place across Northern Michigan’s National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC) Aug. 6-20, 2022. ... MORE

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Michigan National Guard amps up recruiting efforts in recent campaign
July 22, 2022 — The Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) Recruiting and Retention Battalion (RRB) has come up with a new and creative way to reach its target market. On July 15th, The MIARNG partnered with student-athletes from the University of Michigan as more than 120 players rushed the Grand Ledge Armory, which hosts the 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, making up the General Support Aviation Battalion... MORE

Michigan National Guard welcomes Prime Minister to recognize 100 years of U.S.-Latvia diplomatic relations
July 18, 2022 — “Michigan is proud of its close relationship with Latvia, which has shown its value not only though numerous combined deployments, training exercises and initiatives under the SPP, but also in the rich Latvian-American community that calls Michigan home,” said Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, adjutant general and director of the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. “We are honored to welcome Prime Minister Kariņš to Michigan, especially as we celebrate 100 years of diplomatic relations between our two countries.”... MORE

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lawrence Schloegl, assistant adjutant general-Army, Latvian Ambassador Māris Selga, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, adjutant general and director, Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš, and Defense Attaché Maj. Gen. Andis Dilāns (left to right) tour the 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment aircraft facility, Grand Ledge Armory, Michigan, July 1, 2022. Kariņš visited with Michigan National Guard leadership as his visit took on added significance as the U.S. and Latvia celebrate 100 years of diplomatic relations throughout 2022. For nearly 30 years, the Michigan National Guard has had a rich cooperation with the National Armed Forces of Latvia under the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. David Eichaker)

Michigan Future Strategic Leader Program - EUCOM
July 13, 2022 — The Future Strategic Leader Program (FSLP) is a Michigan National Guard (MING) professional development opportunity designed to equip MING officers with comprehensive knowledge and experience in regional areas focused at the strategic level... MORE

Courtesy Photo | Michigan Army and Air National Guard (MING) participants in the second iteration of the Future Strategic Leader Program pose for a photo during their capstone trip to U.S. European Command headquarters and U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) in Stuttgart, Germany, March 29, 2022. The FSLP is a MING professional development opportunity designed to equip officers with comprehensive knowledge and experience in regional areas focused at the strategic level. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Ross Kastner)

Michigan Army National Guard band brings harmony to Portage
July 6, 2022 — The Michigan National Guard’s band performed a public concert in Portage on June 30 as part of their summer tour rotation, enhancing patriotism across the state. The 126th Army Band of the Michigan National Guard, located in Belmont and commonly referred to as the “Governor’s Own,” has a variety of ensembles that include jazz, brass, rock, and concert bands, to enhance public relations in the Great Lake state... MORE

State Air Surgeon helps MIANG maintain healthy force
July 5, 2022 — Since November 2018, retired Col. Kevin Bohnsack, the Michigan Air National Guard (MIANG) State Air Surgeon (SAS), enhanced the abilities of the Michigan ANG to perform its state and federal missions while coordinating medical assets for local and national emergencies. Bohnsack recently retired after 25 years of service and the State of Michigan is set to receive its new State Air Surgeon in July... MORE

Historic highway landing advances Agile Combat Employment
July 4, 2022 — The Air National Guard, Air Force Special Operations Command and Air Force Reserves landed, took off and performed integrated combat turns on a closed 9,000-foot section of Michigan highway M-28 during exercise Northern Agility 22-1... MORE

An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 107th Fighter Squadron, 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, lands and takes off from a highway during Northern Agility-1 22 in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan June 29, 2022.