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U.S. Army Soldiers with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, roll off M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, from a C-130J Hercules aircraft at the National Training Center, Michigan, June 10, 2026 to conduct a HIMARS Rapid Infiltration, or HIRAIN, mission. The movement was part of a Minuteman Rotation at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, to conduct a HIRAIN exercise. The HIRAIN demonstrated the unit's capability to rapidly deploy a HIMARS via airlift, execute a strike and exfiltrate to avoid detection. Photo by 1st Lt. Daniel Throne.
Michigan, Rhode Island Guardsmen Complete Rocket Training
By Capt. Ryan Benoit, | June 12, 2026
ALPENA, Mich. – Michigan National Guard Soldiers and Rhode Island National Guard Airmen completed a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration, or HIRAIN, from Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan,...

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Conner Kin, Senior Airman Jacob Quintero, and Airman 1st Class Mason Turner,
radio frequency transmission systems technicians assigned to the 123rd Air Control Squadron, install cable roof mounted antennas for the AN/TRC-214 ground-to-air command and control radio shelter June 1, 2026 for a field training exercise at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan. Annual training allows Airmen to focus on readiness and proficiency items, future fighting concepts and maintaining a war-ready posture for members of the Air National Guard. Photo by Shane Hughes.
Ohio Airmen Turn Field Into High-Tech Command Center During Exercise
By Shane Hughes, | June 12, 2026
ALPENA, Mich. – More than 200 Airmen from the Ohio National Guard’s 269th Combat Communications Squadron out of Springfield, Ohio, and the 123rd Air Control Squadron out of Blue Ash, Ohio, integrated to transform a barren...

Master Sgt. Cailee Salerno demonstrated a proper chest seal application during the Health Applied Combat Medic Skills Course, Bangor, Maine, June 6, 2026. The course is designed by local medical care professionals, and enables students to proficiently execute critical life-saving techniques in a combat environment through hands-on learning and added sensory deprivation elements – a key factor for medical workers down range. Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair.
Maine Airmen Enhance Combat Life-Saving Skills
By Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Sinclair, | June 12, 2026
BANGOR, Maine – Airmen from the Maine National Guard’s 101st Air Refueling Wing Medical Group recently sharpened their tactical combat casualty care, or TCCC, skills during an extensive hands-on training with local emergency...