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Aug. 3, 2020

Army Vice Chief of Staff visits Soldiers at exercise Northern Strike 20

On Monday, July 27th 2020, General Joseph M. Martin, Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army, lead the reenlistment ceremony of Michigan National Guardsmen during the Northern Strike 2020 exercise, at the Grayling Maneuver Training Center, in G...

Aug. 3, 2020

Governor Gretchen Whitmer Joins Michigan National Guard for Pass and Review Ceremony at Camp Grayling

Governor Gretchen Whitmer joins the Michigan National Guard at the newly-minted National All-Domain Warfighting Center at Camp Grayling for the 2020 Pass and Review Ceremony, July 31, 2020 (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson/rele...

July 30, 2020

Michigan-Latvia partnership overcomes COVID-19 challenges to excel at Northern Strike 20

A team of Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) from the Latvian National Armed Forces, look over the terrain while conducting close air support training on community day during Northern Strike 20 at Camp Grayling, part of the National All-Domain...

July 30, 2020

National All-Domain Warfighting Center showcased at Northern Strike community day

Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II hosted several hundred Michiganders at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center, Grayling, Mich., for the exercise Northern Strike 20 community day, July 28, 2020. Northern Strike brings an average o...

July 30, 2020

Frederic Township Fire Department and Camp Grayling partnership aids Northern Strike 20

Members of the Frederic Township Fire Department provide standby emergency response coverage for a public demonstration of the joint live fire capabilities during Northern Strike 20, July 28, 2020, at Camp Grayling, Mich.......

July 30, 2020

Inside Northern Strike, the National Guard’s ultimate Joint Fires training opportunity

A U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, fires a M777 155mm howitzer as part of a direct fire training exercise during Northern Strike 20, Camp Grayling, Michigan, Ju...

July 25, 2020

A Michigan National Guard Soldier's story: From AIT to Covid-19 response activation

Soldier graduated AIT in March, activated for Covid-19 response in May......

July 25, 2020

For participants at Northern Strike 20, COVID-19 risk mitigation is top priority

Lt. Col. Lori Bowers, a nurse from the 110th Medical Group, prepares to administer a COVID-19 test at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 19, 2020, during the training exercise Northern Strike. Geared to build readiness and ma...

July 25, 2020

Illinois National Guard, 1544th Transportation Company, conducts C-IED training at Northern Strike

At Northern Strike (NS), on July 22, 2020, the Illinois National Guard, 1544th Transportation Company (TC) conducted Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) training at Camp Grayling, Michigan, a part of Michigan’s National All Domain Warfightin...

July 25, 2020

A vacation for some, testing for all

A medic with the Michigan National Guard Task Force 182nd performs no-cost COVID-19 tests for residents in Munising, Michigan. Those who chose to do so will get the results from their county health department after a week. (Photo by Michigan Army Na...