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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.
Michigan National Guard conducts drive-thru COVID-19 testing
July 2, 2020
A member of the Michigan National Guard places a nasal swab in a bag during drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Cadillac, Mich., June 30, 2020. The National Guard partnered with the District Health Department 10 to provide free tests.
Michigan Guard members assist car accident victims
June 30, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. August Chaffee, a medic for the 119th Field Artillery, Michigan National Guard, helped save the lives of two people in a car accident June 19, 2020.
Michigan Guard staffs COVID-19 drive-thru testing site
June 29, 2020
Soldiers from the Michigan Army National Guard conduct free drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Alpena, Michigan, June 19, 2020. The Guard has 20 three-person teams supporting community testing throughout Michigan.
Northern Strike remains Guard’s premier joint fires exercise
June 25, 2020
U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Airmen point out targets during tactical training at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Michigan during Northern Strike 19, July 24, 2019. The National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise will continue in 2020, uniting service members from more than 20 states, multiple service branches and numerous coalition countries at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in northern Michigan.
Michigan National Guard helps boost food bank distribution
June 18, 2020
Soldiers from the 1433rd and 1434th Engineer Companies, Michigan Army National Guard, package over 1,000 meal boxes a day at Gleaners Community Food Bank in Pontiac in response to COVID-19, May 20, 2020. Guard members are serving at six food distribution sites across the state.
Michigan Guard engineers balance COVID-19 risk, readiness
June 16, 2020
The Michigan National Guard’s 1432nd Engineer Company and the Department of National Resources have been upgrading infrastructure at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Ontonagon County.
Soldier self-isolates, extends enlistment to protect others
June 8, 2020
Sgt. Quintin Shine, a noncommissioned officer with Assembly Area Lions, is checking the water levels on one of the hand-washing stations that are set up for Soldiers. Shine is assisting many National Guard members stationed at hotels to keep them from infecting their families during the pandemic.
Michigan National Guard tests at long-term care facilities
June 4, 2020
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Danielle Fary, 110th Medical Group, 110th Attack Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, conducts COVID-19 testing of employees at Riveridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Niles, Michigan, May 28, 2020. As of May, more than 1,000 Michigan Guard Soldiers and Airmen were actively supporting the state’s COVD-19 response.
Michigan National Guard responds to flooded communities
May 22, 2020
Pfc. Lydia Humphrey, 1073rd Maintenance Company, Michigan Army National Guard, assists Anita Wheeler from Midland, Michigan, as the Guard responds to flooding caused by dam breaches May 20, 2020. Michigan National Guard units from Bay City, Saginaw, Port Huron and other nearby communities helped evacuate people.
Michigan Guard helps evacuate flood victims
May 20, 2020
Michigan National Guard units from Bay City, Saginaw, Port Huron, and other nearby communities responded to a request for assistance May 20, 2020 following massive flooding in the Midland, Michigan, area resulting from the breach of the Edenville and Sanford Dams.