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Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center

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Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center

The Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, located in Grayling, is the largest National Guard training facility in the United States. It comprises 148,000 acres of four-season training lands, 337 square-km of restricted airspace and up to 6000 Hz spectrum available. Camp Grayling supports the summer and winter Northern Strike joint exercises and National Guard Exportable Combat Training Center Exercises. Camp Grayling provides premier facilities including a Combined Arms Collective Training Facility, two impact areas for indirect fire and aerial weapon systems up to 500-pounds and three live-fire shoot houses. Specialized facilities include the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site for pooled equipment, Multipurpose Range Complex capable of armor/crew served weapons and Combined Live Fire Exercise and an Army Airfield with two 5,000-foot runways.

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Infrastructure and Operations

  • 200,000 Acres
  • 8,000 Transient Bed Spaces
  • 429 Buildings (1.8M sq. ft.)
  • 83 Miles of Paved Roads
  • 482 Miles of Unpaved/Trails
  • Contracted Fire Fighting
  • Wildland Fire (Internal)
  • 7 Classrooms/2 DLCs

 

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Logistical Movement and Support

  • 3 Hours From Detroit via I-75
  • 5 Hours From Chicago
  • 2 Rail Spurs, 15 Cars/Spur
  • 1 Rail Spur, 15 Cars
  • Rail Maintenance Facility
  • Class I, II, V Warehouse
  • 118K sq. ft. Total Storage
  • DLA Bulk Fuel Site
  • 30,000 gal DF & JP Tanks
  • ASP (SA, HIMARTS, NATO)
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Simulations Capabilities

  • Engagement Skills Trainer II
  • Call-for-Fire Trainer
  • HMMWV Egress Trainer
  • BCT Individual Reality Trainer
  • Virtual Convoy Operations
  • Virtual Battle Simulation 3
  • Unstabilized Gunnery Trainer
  • Tactical Combat Casualty Care
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Light Maneuver Area and Small Arms Ranges

  • Qual Ranges: M9 – M240B
  • Known Distance Range
  • Grenade Ranges
  • Light Demo Range
  • Fire & Movement Range
  • Infantry Squad Battle Course
  • 60MM Mortar Impact Area
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Grayling Army Airfield

  • 5000’ Runway *Rail Spurs*
  • Housing for 260 Personnel
  • Dining Facility
  • Training, Office and Academic Facilities
  • UAS Shadow Simulator
  • 400+ Square Miles of Controlled Airspace
  • Fire Barn & Municipal Fire
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Joint Training

  • 17,000 Acres of Maneuver Space
  • 10,000 Acres of Live Fire Area
  • 2,800 Acres of Dudded Impact Area
  • All Tube Artillery & Mortars, 104 Firing Points
  • All Small Arms up to MK-19, Door Gunnery
  • AT-4, Javelin and TOW
  • Company Live Fire & Defense (Non-Stnd)
  • Live Drops up to 500Lbs (MK82)
  • Restricted Airspace up to 23,000 Feet
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Multi-Purpose Range Complex - Heavy

  • 42,000 Acres of Maneuver Space
  • 5,300 Acres Fenced
  • M2 Qualification Range
  • MK19 Qualification Range
  • Sniper Range
  • Infantry Platoon Battle Course
  • Convoy Live Fire
  • MLRS/HIMARS Firing Area
  • UAS Operations Day/Night
  • 3D Modeled for Virtual Events
  • Maneuver & Training Equipment Site