Michigan National Guard

Helocast at Northern Strike 22
August 14, 2022 — Preparation is key to any task, and for units who are deploying, it is more essential that they prepare for what to expect overseas, and many of them are doing this in Camp Grayling, Mich... MORE

Marine Logistics Train as They Fight During Northern Strike 22-2
August 13, 2022 — Throughout the history of warfare, militaries considered a variety of support elements that needed to be provided such as food, water, fuel and showers that required active maintenance in order to contribute to the success of their nation’s battles... MORE

U.S. Marines transport logistical items during Northern Strike 22

Michigan Airmen, Partners Achieve Milestone During Northern Agility
August 12, 2022 — ALPENA, Mich. – Less than six weeks after conducting the first highway-based A-10 Thunderbolt II Integrated Combat Turns (ICTs), Airmen from the 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, achieved a milestone for the Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment (ACE) doctrine Aug. 8-12, alongside joint and ally partners from the Royal Canadian... MORE

U. S. Air Force Airmen from the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, (SANGB) Mich. perform Agile Combat Employment (ACE) training while loading bombs onto an A-10 Thunderbolt II also from SANGB during an Integrated Combat Turn (ICT) during Northern Agility 22-2/Northern Strike 22, at Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City, Mich., Aug. 8, 2022.

Maneuvering with ease at Northern Strike 22
August 12, 2022 — On the battlefield, securing any advantage over your opponent can mean the difference between life and death. Every detail of a mission needs to be considered in order for a military maneuver to find success against a near peer adversary, and at Northern Strike 22 taking place at Camp Grayling from Aug. 6 to Aug. 19 in Grayling, Michigan, military units from all over the country are putting in the work needed today, so they can find success when called upon for whatever the future holds... MORE

Northern Strike Takes on National Defense
August 11, 2022 — About 7,400 participants from 19 states and several coalition countries, including Canada, Latvia and the U.K., are conducting one of Michigan's largest-ever iterations of Northern Strike. MORE

Two firefighters use a fire hose to spray a simulated aircraft fire.

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

Building on success: communications, signal integration at NS

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