Oct. 19, 2016

Belmont-based National Guard unit changes command

Sgt. Maj. Kevin Day receives the Michigan National Guard, 63rd Troop Command’s colors from the new commander, Col. Shawn Harris, during an Oct. 15, 2016, ceremony at the Belmont armory where the 63rd is based. Harris grew up in Blakely, Georgia and ...

Sept. 23, 2016

The President of the Republic of Latvia bestows rare medal to Col. J. Andrew Roberts

The President of the Republic of Latvia (left) presented Col. J. Andrew Roberts, commander of the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, with the Order of Viesturs medal, Sept. 23, 2016, at the Michigan National Guard headquarters facility in Lansi...

Sept. 20, 2016

127th Wing Earns Top Honors

The 127th Wing is seen at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in May 2016. The wing has been awarded the Carl A. Spaatz Trophy and the Meritorious Unit Award for superior performance over the past two years. (Michigan National Guard photo by Senior Air...

Sept. 9, 2016

Michigan National Guard gains two new sergeants

Two members of the Ishpeming-based, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 107th Engineer Battalion, Michigan National Guard, Freddi Clifton (of Hancock) and Mark Zeman (of Marquette), were promoted to the rank of sergeant earlier this year (March 20...

Aug. 19, 2016

Civilian employers tour Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center

Maj. Harry Stiles, a Michigan National Guard Soldier based at Joint Forces Headquarters in Lansing, Michigan, explains day-to-day operations to his civilian employer Justin Neal of BAE Systems on Employer Appreciation Day, Aug. 13, 2016, during Exerc...

Aug. 18, 2016

Saugatuck resident reenlists with the Michigan Army National Guard

Brigade Commander, Maj. Mark McNeill, recites the reenlistment oath to Spc. Courtney Chapman, Aug. 7, 2016, at the Headquarters and Headquarters Company armory in Kalamazoo. Battalion Commander, Capt. Jacob Dellapia, serves as reenlistment witness. (...

Aug. 16, 2016

Bridge company engages at Northern Strike

Staff Sgt. Nathan Cushman, raft commander with the 1437th Multi-Role Bridge Company, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, directs the pilots of two Mk IV Bridge Erection Boats to guide an Improvised Ribbon Bridge around Howe’s Lake, Michigan during training a...

Aug. 16, 2016

Units work together to have a blast at Northern Strike 16

Soldiers from the 1-119th Field Artillery, Charlie Battery out of Albion, Michigan, conduct routine maintenance on the M 777 155mm Howitzer prior to artillery training for Exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center Aug. ...

Aug. 15, 2016

Michigan Guard artilleryman trains to carry on life-saving family tradition

Pfc. Brent Kearns, a Soldier with the 1171st Area Support Medical Company, performs chest compressions on a training mannequin, Aug. 10, 2016, at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center’s North Forward Operating Base during annual training. ...

Aug. 15, 2016

Quartermaster company cleans up

Spc. Paul St. Pierre works with laundry machines as a member of the 464th Quartermaster Company, a Michigan National Guard unit based in Lapeer, Michigan, Aug. 10, 2016 during Northern Strike 2016. (Michigan National Guard photo by Master Sgt. David ...