Michigan Army National Guard engineers have arrived in Monrovia, Liberia where they join their Liberian counterparts to improve living conditions for 96 soldiers. The overseas trip also holds historic significance, representing the first time Michigan Guard members have flown large refueling tankers to the Liberian base. Upon its arrival, the Gladstone-based 1430th Engineer Co. began […]
Archives for November 2015
French Visually Impaired Sighting System – VISS
Staff Sgt. Jon French, 1431st Engineer Company, 107th Engineer Battalion, Michigan Army National Guard, has come up with a weapons sighting system that allows combat wounded veterans who have lost their eyesight the ability to shoot firearms, hunt, enjoy the outdoors and hopefully help adjust to their former selves. The French Visually Impaired Sighting System […]
Michigan National Guard continues mentor mission to Liberian armed forces
Michigan Army National Guard Soldier, Maj. Michael Cochenour from Canton, Mich. and Armed Forces of Liberia Soldiers evaluate an AFL first lieutenant on military tactics during a training session in Monrovia, Liberia, Sept. 28, 2015. Cochenour and a group of Michigan National Guard Soldiers were deployed from December 2014 to late October 2015 as the […]
Tellier promoted to colonel
Brig. Gen. Phillip Owens, Director of the Joint Staff, Michigan National Guard, administers the oath of office to newly promoted Col. Mark Tellier, Deputy Chief of Staff for Information Management, Michigan National Guard, at a Nov. 8, 2015, promotion ceremony held at the Michigan National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters in Lansing, Michigan. To show their […]
Third deployment for MIARNG aviation detachment
Michigan Army National Guard, Detachment 1, Company B, 3/238th Aviation Regiment will provide air support to all units and operations in Regional Command East, Afghanistan. The deployment is the third for the detachment and the 18th deployment of a Michigan aviation unit in support of the global war on terror. When speaking to the troops, […]