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Michigan Guard conducts free COVID tests on Mackinac Island
September 4, 2020
A Michigan National Guard medic tests a Mackinac Island worker for COVID-19. The Guard and the county health department provided free walk-thru testing for all residents and seasonal workers on the island Aug. 26, 2020.
Michigan National Guard helps test food workers for COVID-19
September 1, 2020
A physician’s assistant with the Michigan Air National Guard gives an Ottawa County resident a COVID-19 test in Holland, Mich., Aug. 16, 2020.
Soldier becomes U.S. citizen before deployment
August 31, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Rivera, a Michigan National Guard Soldier and CH-47 helicopter repairer deployed with Bravo Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, takes the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at the 28th ECAB's mobilization station.
National Guard Bureau welcomes new top enlisted member
August 25, 2020
The National Guard Bureau welcomed its new senior enlisted advisor during a change of responsibility ceremony at the Pentagon Aug. 25, 2020. Chief Master Sgt. Tony L. Whitehead becomes the first Black SEA for the NGB, succeeding retiring Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner.
Michigan National Guard provides drive-thru COVID-19 testing
August 25, 2020
Soldiers from the Michigan National Guard were in Baldwin on Aug. 14, 2020, providing free drive-through COVID-19 testing. Medics from the Michigan National Guard’s Task Force 182 have been providing the testing throughout the state for three months.
Michigan Guard CST, fire department conduct HAZMAT training
August 24, 2020
The Michigan National Guard’s 51st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team based out of Fort Custer Training Center in Augusta conducted hazardous materials training with the Grand Rapids Fire Department Aug. 12, 2020.
Two Early-American war veterans honored in Michigan
August 19, 2020
A member of the Sons of the American Revolution fires off three cannon volleys during the grave-marking ceremony honoring Claudius Britton II and III at the Pinckney Cemetery Aug. 8, 2020.
Michigan National Guard conducts COVID-19 testing, training
August 18, 2020
The Michigan National Guard helped the Allegann County Health Department at a free COVID-19 testing event Aug. 8, 2020, by performing the nasal swabs that are part of the tests.
Michigan National Guard hands off PPE warehouse to state
August 11, 2020
Michigan National Guard Soldiers organized more than $275 million of personal protective equipment and streamlined distribution processes so items can be same-day shipped from this Lansing warehouse the size of three football fields to municipalities and first responders throughout Michigan.
Michigan Guard answers call at home and abroad in busy year
August 10, 2020
Soldiers from the 63rd Troop Command assisted the local Department of Public Health with a drive-thru COVID testing in Tawas City June 19, 2020. As of May 2020, more than 1,000 Michigan Guard Soldiers and Airmen are actively supporting the state’s COVID-19 response at the request of state and local agencies.
Michigan Guard conducts COVID-19 testing in Upper Peninsula
August 5, 2020
The Michigan National Guard Task Force 182 was all over Michigan’s Upper Peninsula July 25, 2020, testing for the coronavirus.
174th MXG hot-pit maintenance key to Northern Strike 20
August 4, 2020
An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., taxis to a hot-pit maintenance area set up by the 174th Maintenance Group Detachment 1 maintenance team during Northern Strike 20 in Alpena, Mich., July 27, 2020. The 174th MXG Det. 1 is a New York Air National Guard unit located in Ft. Drum, New York. The unit has provided maintenance support to Northern Strike since 2012. Northern Strike is the National Guard Bureau’s largest joint, multi-component exercise and takes place at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in Northern Michigan.
Michigan-Latvia partnership overcomes COVID-19 challenges
July 30, 2020
A team of Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) from the Latvian National Armed Forces, look over the terrain while conducting close air support training during Northern Strike 20 at Camp Grayling, part of the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in Northern Michigan during Northern Strike 20, July 28, 2020.
National Guard’s ultimate Joint Fires training opportunity
July 27, 2020
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, uses a collimator sight to ensure a M777 155mm howitzer is on target before firing the gun in a direct fire training exercise during Northern Strike 20, Camp Grayling, Michigan, July 25, 2020.
A vacation for some, testing for all
July 24, 2020
Tourists and residents alike were able to receive no-cost COVID-19 testing from the comfort of their car in Munising, Michigan, on July 18, 2020.
Michigan Guard Band supports communities during COVID-19
July 23, 2020
Michigan Soldiers from the 126th Army Band, Michigan Army National Guard assist Feeding American West Michigan Food Bank by distributing food for families in need during a recent mobile food distribution event as part of the Michigan National Guard's coronavirus 19 disease (COVID-19) response.
164th Security Forces Squadron trains at Northern Strike 20
July 22, 2020
Airman 1st Class Franklin Simon, a 164th Security Forces Squadron defender, Memphis Tennessee Air National Guard, drives an all-terrain vehicle while acting as the opposition forces in a joint exercise with the Army infantry, Air Force tactical air control party, and joint terminal air controllers during Northern Strike 20 at Rogers City, Mich., July 21, 2020.
Michigan National Guard gets 1st military judge
July 16, 2020
Lt. Col. Jason Evans, command judge advocate, 272nd Regional Support Group, Michigan Army National Guard, will be appointed the first military judge in the Michigan National Guard.
Michigan National Guard provides COVID-19 testing in Flint
July 13, 2020
A member of the Michigan Air National Guard prepares to administer a COVID-19 test during drive-thru testing in Flint, Mich., July 10, 2020. The Michigan National Guard has partnered with a variety of state agencies to provide free tests to Michigan residents.
Michigan National Guard tests people statewide for COVID-19
July 8, 2020
Members of the Michigan National Guard provide free COVID-19 tests at a drive-thru site in Cadillac, Michigan. The Guard has tested 60,000 people in the state.