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Michigan, Rhode Island Guardsmen Complete Rocket Training
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...

Ohio Airmen Turn Field Into High-Tech Command Center During Exercise
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...

Alaska Air Guard 168th Medical Group Trains for High-Stakes Missions
July 7, 2025 — ALPENA COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, Mich. — The Alaska Air National Guard 168th Wing Medical Group continues to strengthen its operational edge, proving lethality in today’s battlespace isn’t...

Runway Reopens at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center
November 26, 2024 — ALPENA, Mich. - After two years of construction, the new runway at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center officially reopened.The project provided the best-designed solution for military aircraft...

Iowa Air National Guard Security Forces Train in Michigan
July 16, 2024 — ALPENA, Mich. - Through heat, humidity and rain, Security Forces Airmen of the Iowa Air National Guard are training at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan.The Iowa ANG members are...

Florida Air Guard Conducts Cold Weather Training in Michigan
February 16, 2023 — ALPENA COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, Mich. – Florida Air National Guard Airmen of the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron traveled to Michigan to test mission capabilities and readiness in...

130th Airlift Wing Exercises Combat Power in Newest C-130J
June 23, 2022 — ALPENA, Mich. – Sixty-three Airmen and two C-130J-30s Super Hercules from the 130th Airlift Wing participated in Agile Rage 2022 June 6-19 in the first Air National Guard Readiness Exercise Program...

New Air National Guard Exercise Tests Agility in Michigan
June 7, 2022 — ALPENA, Mich. – Air National Guard Airmen and aircraft from around the country are conducting the first Air National Guard Readiness Exercise Program event, Agile Rage 22. This exercise is hosted by...

Michigan Guard partner Latvia trains at readiness center
August 13, 2021 — ALPENA COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, Mich. – Firefighters from the Latvian National Armed Forces and the Estonian Defense Forces participated in the Northern Strike 21-2 training exercise in...

Michigan ANG engineers replace runway arresting systems
June 17, 2021 — ALPENA, Mich. – Flying units training at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center can approach the runway with confidence knowing the base's two aircraft arresting systems, designed to catch...

174th MXG hot-pit maintenance key to Northern Strike 20
August 4, 2020 — ALPENA, Mich. – A significant portion of Northern Strike’s joint fires readiness training depends on airpower and the close air support it provides. These capabilities are present, thanks in large...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future