Archives for May 2016

Pfc. Lamar Hawkes, a member of the Detroit-based, 1072nd Maintenance Company, received a Michigan Active State Service Ribbon with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster and sincere gratitude from Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, director of the Michigan Department of Military and Veteran Affairs and adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, for his service during the Flint […]

Members of Latvia’s Defense Ministry, including the Minister of Defense, Raimonds Bergmanis, visited the Michigan National Guard last week as part of an ongoing military exchange called the State Partnership Program. Michigan and Latvia have been partners in the program for the last 24 years. During the day and a half long visit, the delegation […]

Soldiers from the Michigan Army National Guard, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, participated in sniper selection training at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, May 11-13, 2016. The intense training is designed to prepare infantry Soldiers for the formal U.S. Army Sniper School and training course. Training was conducted over the course of 36 hours […]

Soldiers participating in phase two of the military police occupational specialty course being conducted at Fort Custer Training Center in Augusta, Mich., completed their field training exercise requirement for graduation on May 12, 2016. Thirty Soldiers comprised of units from National Guard, Army Reserve and active-duty, participated in the FTX. During the FTX, Soldiers were […]

The grounds were meticulously groomed, the armory scrubbed, and all vehicles and equipment of the Sault Ste. Marie-based, Michigan National Guard, Multi-Role Bridge Company looked brand-new with polish as Soldiers from the unit prepared for the “Spend a day with the Guard” event, May 6, 2016. In total, more than 200 Northern Michigan seniors from […]