The Adjutant General of Michigan, Maj. Gen. Paul D. Rogers, briefs community members and leaders of Michigan Industry on the training being taking place by 20 states and 8 nations at the Michigan National Guard More
Soldiers from the Latvian Land Force Infantry Brigade Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) and the 122nd Field Artillery Regiment based in Illinois report to their command during Exercise Northern Strike 19 in Cam More
The gun team on a M777 Howitzer from the 2/122 Field Artillery Regiment, Illinois National Guard cleans the bore prior to deploying the guns to the field for training exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Michigan.
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 45 prepare a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) for sling load operations during Northern Strik More
U.S. Army Spc. Diego Suarez with the First Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, Puerto Rico Army National Guard conducts tactical training techniques while assigned as opposing force (OpFor) at Rodgers City, Mic More
U.S. Army Spc. Kristoffer Sandoval with the First Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, Puerto Rico Army National Guard listens to tactical training techniques while assigned as opposing force (OpFor) at Rogers More
Soldiers from the 2-122 Field Artillery Regiment, Illinois National Guard conduct maintenance on M777 Howitzer before field training exercise during Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Michigan July 21. Northern More
Public affairs officers from the Arkansas and Virgin Islands National Guard conduct mission planning at the Northern Strike exercise at Camp Grayling, Michigan. CPL Stephen Wright from Arkansas is reporting to More
An MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 214th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, is in-flight after recently taking off during Northern Strike 19 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 22, 2019. Norther More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Niall MacGregor with Alpha Company, Second Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, rides his bicycle on the flight line to get to his UH-60 Black Haw More
Tech. Sgt. Justin Sawgle, 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels craftsman, communicates with dispatch over the radio on the flight line at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 22, 2019 du More
Traveling all the way from Wales in the United Kingdom to Camp Grayling in northern Michigan, the 3rd Royale Welsh are here to conduct combat training at Northern Strike. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guar More
Col. John Miner, Combat Readiness Training Center commander, greets Brig. Gen. Michael Berry, Delaware Adjutant General, during the Northern Strike 19 exercise on the flight line at the Alpena CRTC, Mich., July More
Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery check their azimuth readings to verify their target. More than 400 Soldiers with the Illinois National Guard took part in Exercise Northern Strike 19, July 23.
U.S. Army Pfc. Tucker Delvin from A Company, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment of the Oklahoma National Guard, Sand Springs, Okla., prepares for live-firing drills at Camp Grayling Aerial Gunnery Range, Gr More
A Joint Terminal Attack Controller from 13th Light Brigade, Royal Netherlands Army, scans the sky following a B-52 air-to-ground strike, at the Camp Grayling Aerial Gunnery Range, Grayling, Mich., July 23, 2019 More
Two C-130 Hercules’ approach the airfield to drop cargo at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 23, 2019 during the Northern Strike 19 exercise. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau More
Soldiers of the Royal Welsh, United Kingdom receives feedback of their performance after conducting urban warfare exercises at Northern Strike 19 Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan July 23. More
Army Staff Sgt. Tom J. Ragan of Niles Michigan, section chief with the 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery Regiment based in Chicago, verifies the trajectory of fire of a 105MM Hawkeye howitzer weapon system J More
Soldiers from the 33rd Infantry Division conduct field operations at the MPRC in Camp Grayling, Michigan July 24, 2019 during exercise Northern Strike 2019. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsor More
Members of the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center Fire Department approach an EA-18G Growler after it performed an arresting cable landing at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 24, 20 More
Members of a joint Air National Guard medical team involving seven states came togehter to set up tents near the runway at the Alpena Combat Readiness Center on July 23, 2019 during the Northern Strike 19 exerc More
Members of the 133rd Medical Group, take inventory of equipment used for en-route patient staging system training at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 24, 2019 during exercise Northern St More
Sgt. Priscilla Desormeaux, a photographer with the Virgin Islands National Guard, photographs Camp Grayling, Mich., from a Deleware National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk, during the Northern Strike 19 exercise. Nor More
A filled water bag and Tactical Water Purification System sit a few feet away from Bear Lake. Bear Lake is the site of “Poseidon Lake”, 301st Quartermaster Company’s water purification camp at Northern Strike More
Soldiers from the 928th Medical Company Area Support, Colorado National Guard evaluate a wounded Marine during a mass casualty training exercise at Northern Strike 19 Camp Grayling, July 25, 2019. The accredit More
An unidentified UH-60 Blackhawk pilot guides the helicopter out of the Camp Grayling parade field during Northern Strike 19 July 28, 2019. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniti More
Members of the Oklahoma National Guard 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Charlie Co. 1-279 Battalion conduct crew gun drills as a squad during Northern Strike 19 on Camp Grayling, Michigan, July 26, 2019. Nort More
Members of a joint Air National Guard medical team involving seven states load and unload patients onto a C-130 Hercules at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 26, 2019 during exercise Nort More
Members of the Oklahoma National Guard 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squad of 2nd Platoon, Alpha Co. 1-279 Battalion conduct crew weapon drills during Northern Strike 19, Camp Grayling, Michigan, July More
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II sits on the flight line at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 22, 2019, during exercise Northern Strike 19. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-s More
Civic leaders and members of the local community at Alpena, Michigan participate in a base tour at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center on July 26, 2019 during the Northern Strike 19 exercise. The tour i More
U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Yuusa Hernandez-Garcia with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Four (HSC-4) “Black Knights”, San Diego, Calif., takes off a side panel to the M197 electric cannon on the MH- More
Aviators from the Delaware National Guard ready their UH-60 helicopter at the Grayling Army Airfield in support of exercise Northern Strike sponsored by the Michigan National Guard.
Members of the Georgia Air National Guard, 116th Security Forces and Puerto Rican Army National Guard,1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, Delta Company, took part in a simulated battle between friendly and More
Members from the 2nd Battalion, 182 Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan National Guard, support the live fire exercise utilizing the M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) during Northern Strike 19 More
Soliders have exchanged unit patches with those who have earned their respect in combat and through training. Capt. Marcia Bruno from the Virgin Islands National Guard and CPT Joe Legros from the Michigan Nati More
Lt. Col. Steve Corl, 127th Wing Medical Group, a registered nurse for a critical care air transport team, and Staff Sgt. Lindsey Scheips, 163rd Medical Group, a respiratory therapist, work as a team to inspect More
Senior Airman Kiara Rivera Cortes, left, an aeromedical evacuation technician, North Carolina Air National Guard and Tech. Sgt. Anne Oberg, aeromedical evacuation technician, Minnesota Air National Guard, respo More
Senior Airman Kiara Rivera Cortes, an aeromedical evacuation technician, and 1st Lt. Jason Lail, flight nurse, both from the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), North Carolina Air National Guard, respo More
The Adjutant General's Coin is presented to a visitor to Camp Grayling by Maj. Gen. Paul D. Rogers. The recipient turns the coin in his hand to admire the representation of Michigan.
Senior Airman Amber Hall, a flight medic with the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), Minnesota Air National Guard is monitoring an injured patient as part of an exercise evaluation, mid-flight on a 17 More
A truck driver for the Illinois National Guard is performing maintenance prior to moving to the field. The 2/272nd Field Artillery is training at the Northern Strike exercise at Camp Grayling, Michigan.
U.S. Army Spc. Carlos Ribot with the First Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, Puerto Rico Army National Guard assigned as opposing force (OpFor) at Rogers City, Mich., July 21, 2019 for Exercise Northern Strik More
An early morning sunrise with the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Four (HSC-4), Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., which flies the MH-60S Seahawk, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich, July 22, More
A leader from the 3rd Royale Welsh is taking careful notes and he prepares his Soldiers to conduct combat training at Northern Strike. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting More
An MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 214th Aircraft Maintenace Squadron performs preflight operations before taking off during Exercise Northern Strike at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 22, More
Tech. Sgt. Justin Sawgle, 127th Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels craftsman, removes bollards at the entrance to the flight line at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 22, 2019 during More
CH-47 Chinook Helicopter prepares to be hooked up sling load by Marines Reserves from Combat Logistics Regiment 45 (CLR-45) Landing Support Co, at Hunter Army Airfield, and CLR-45 detachment 1 Marine Reserve un More
Col. John Miner, Combat Readiness Training Center commander, greets Brig. Gen. Michael Berry, Delaware Adjutant General and Brig. Gen. David Fleming, during Exercise Northern Strike on the flightline at the Alp More
Soldiers across three companies with the 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery Regiment based in Chicago fire an artillery round through the Hawkeye 105MM howitzer during a live fire training exercise at Exercise More
A soldier from the Royal Welsh, United Kingdom participates in urban warfare exercises during Northern Strike 19 Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan July 23. The accredited Joint National Tra More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John McCartney, joint terminal attack controller, Det.1, 20th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Polk, La., and the 13th Light Brigade, Royal Netherlands Army scans the sky followin More
Soldiers from the Alpha Battery, 1-182 Field Artillery fires their High Mobility Artillery Rocket system during Northern Strike 2019 at Camp Grayling, Michigan, July 23, 2019. Northern Strike 19 is a National G More
A C-130 Hercules drops cargo over the airfield at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 23, 2019 during the Northern Strike 19 exercise. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsore More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. James Roeseler from A Company, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment of the Oklahoma National Guard, Sand Springs, Okla., prepares for live-firing drills at Camp Grayling Aerial Gunnery Ra More
A Soldier from the 33rd ID based in Illinois looks out over the field at the MPRC in Grayling, Michigan July 24, 2019 in support of Northern Strike 19. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored ex More
Members of a joint Air National Guard medical team involving seven states came together to set up tents near the runway at the Alpena Combat Readiness Center on July 23, 2019 during the Northern Strike 19 exerc More
An EA-18G Growler waits on the runway after performing an arresting cable landing at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 24, 2019 during the Northern Strike 19 exercise. The Alpena CRTC Fir More
Capt. Lyndsey Rigby, 127th Medical Group registered nurse, checks an inventory list of equipment used for en-route patient staging system training at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 24, More
Pfc. Frankie Wiitanen and Pfc. Alexis Field, 301st Quartermaster Company, prepare chlorine to add to water that has been purified at Bear Lake during Northern Strike 19, Camp Grayling, Michigan. July 25, 2019. More
An unidentified UH-60 Crew Chief adjusts helmet prior to lift-off from Camp Grayling's parade field during exercise Northern Strike 19 July 28, 2019. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exer More
Soldiers with Company F, 634th Brigade Support Battalion haul ammunition in support of the 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery Regiment during Exercise Northern Strike 19. More then 400 Illinois National Guards More
Civic leaders and members of the local community in Alpena, Michigan participate in a base tour at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center on July 26, 2019 during exercise Northern Strike 19. The tour inclu More
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 122d Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, sits on the flight line at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 22, 2019, during exercise Northern St More
Members from the 2nd Battalion, 182 Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan National Guard, prepare to fire live rockets from the M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) during Northern Strike 19 at Camp More
U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Yuusa Hernandez-Garcia with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Four (HSC-4) “Black Knights,” San Diego, Calif., prepares the M197 electric cannon on the MH-60S Seahawk helic More
Leaders from the 1-182nd field artillery celebrate as the last shots are fired on target during the Northern Strike exercise at the Michigan National Guard's Camp Grayling.
Children gather on the bed of an Army truck to get a clear view of military demonstrations being conducted by the 1-182nd Field Artillery during family day at the Michigan National Guard's Northern Strike exercise.
Major General Paul D. Rogers, the Adjutant General of the Michigan National Guard, hosts Lt. Gen. Charles Luckey at Camp Grayling, Michigan. Luckey is in Michigan to learn more about Northern Strike, a multi-n More
Tech. Sgt. Michael Geist, 127th Wing Medical Group, a flight and operational medical technician, provides care to a patient during an aeromedical evacuation exercise at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Cent More
A sergeant laughs with his gun crew as they perform maintenance prior to a field training exercise at Camp Grayling, Michigan.
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 45 attend a brief for sling load operations during Northern Strike 19 on Camp Grayling, Michigan, July 21, 2019 More
Col. John Miner, Combat Readiness Training Center commander, briefs Brig. Gen. Michael Berry, Delaware Adjutant General and Brig. Gen. David Fleming, upon their arrivial to the Alpena CRTC located in northern M More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Niall MacGregor with Alpha Company, Second Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard rides his bicycle on the flight line to get to his UH-60 Black Hawk More
Tech. Sgt. Justin Sawgle, 127th Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels craftsman, operates controls on an R-11 refueling truck on the flight line at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 22, More
An MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 214th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron performs preflight operations before taking off during exercise Northern Strike at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 22, More
Traveling all the way from Wales in the United Kingdom to Camp Grayling in northern Michigan, the 3rd Royale Welsh conduct JRSOI and they prepare to conduct combat training at Northern Strike. Northern Strike More
Maj. Justin Childers, 169th Airlift Squadron C-130 pilot, radios ground weather information to C-130 pilots en-route to drop cargo over the airfield at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 2 More
Soldiers of the Royal Welsh, United Kingdom and 1st Battalion 296th Infantry, Puerto Rico National Guard conduct urban warfare exercises at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility, Camp Grayling, Michiga More
Soldiers from the Alpha Battery, 1-182 Field Artillery operates the High Mobility Artillery Rocket system during Northern Strike 2019 at Camp Grayling, Michigan, July 23, 2019. Northern Strike 19 is a National More
Leaders of Illinois-based 33 ID discuss options while conducting training at the MPRC in Camp Grayling, Michigan on July 24th, 2019 during exercise Northern Strike 19. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bur More
Perry Bolaman, Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center assistant fire chief, waits on the flightline for a EA-18G Growler to land at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 24, 2019. Northern S More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Geist, left, a flight and operational medical technician; Lt. Col. Laura Svinarich, middle, a physician assistant; and Tech. Sgt. Brian Faulkner, a health service technician, a More
Lt. Col. Laura Svinarich, 127th Medical Group, a physician assistant and Senior Airman Cassandra Skeen, 137th Medical Group, a medical technician take inventory of equipment used for en-route patient staging sy More