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LANSING, Mich., April 3, 2018 -- The Michigan National Guard has purchased 44 acres of land from Monroe Bank & Trust for a new super-armory. The plan is to seek federal funding for more than one unit at this location as well as a maintenance facility. Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, the Adjutant General of Michigan made the installations and armories of the Michigan National Guard a priority when appointed by Governor Snyder in 2011. Vadnais directed that the Michigan National Guard participate in the first round of a national strategic study of armories which generated a comprehensive report for congress.
The study identified Dundee, Michigan, as a high value area due to the large population within a one hour driving distance.
"My team works very hard to gain a competitive advantage to pull down federal funding for the Michigan National Guard," said Vadnais. "Once I saw that recommendation in the study and that we needed to own the property to be more competitive against other states competing for the same dollars; I said, pull the trigger." Also as a result of the study, the Michigan National Guard has divested armories that were in disrepair and costing more to maintain than they were worth.
"It is very important that we divest high cost, difficult areas to recruit and retain from, and start investing in areas and facilities that we can recruit, retain, and maintain in the future," said Vadnais. "We are proving to be smarter and more efficient with the areas we are investing in."
Col. Edward Hallenbeck, the Chief Facilities and Maintenance Officer for the Michigan National Guard said, "The military construction process is not a fast one; typically it is a 7-8 year cycle; having said that, owning the land gives my team a fighting chance with the National Guard Bureau to be selected sooner as opposed to later in that cycle."
LANSING, Mich. – The Uncrewed Triple Challenge (UTC), a state-sponsored competition across sea, air and land that is driving innovation in autonomous drone technology, will hold an opening ceremony for the competition at 9 a.m. on May 20 at the Alpena Harbor Bay View Park Bandshell in Lake Huron’s Thunder Bay.
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) will hold a Meet the Guard Community Event at the Parade Field at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center (CGJMTC) on May 2, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
LANSING, Mich. — Approximately 100 Soldiers assigned to the Michigan Army National Guard’s (MIARNG) 3rd Battalion (General Support), 238th Aviation Regiment, (3-238th GSAB), based out of Grand Ledge, will gather with their families and invited guests at the Grand Ledge Armory as they prepare to depart for their deployment to Kosovo in support of U.S. European Command (EUCOM).
LANSING, Mich. — Approximately 70 Soldiers assigned to the Michigan Army National Guard’s (MIARNG) 1171st Medical Company Area Support, based out of Ypsilanti, will gather with their families and invited guests at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor as they prepare to depart for their deployment to the Middle East in support of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard 177th Regional Training Institute (RTI) held their Officer Candidate School (OCS) Graduation Ceremony for Class 68 on April 13 at the Fort Custer Training Center (FCTC) in Augusta.
LANSING, Mich. – More than 800 Michigan National Guard (MING) Soldiers and Airmen have been activated by Governor Whitmer to support Michigan communities impacted by the Northern Michigan Ice Storm.
LANSING, Mich. – Soldiers assigned to the Michigan Army National Guard’s (MIARNG) 745th Ordnance Company, based out of Grayling, gathered with their families and invited guests at the Grayling Army Airfield (GAAF) Armory in Grayling as they prepare to depart for their deployment to the Middle East to support Operation Spartan Shield.
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan National Guard Fort Custer Training Center (FCTC) has received $216,000 from the U.S. Army 2024 Environmental Resilience Funding program to fund three conservation projects at FCTC.
LANSING, Mich. – Northern Strike (NS) 25-1, this years’ winter exercise hosted by the Michigan National Guard (MING), is scheduled to take place across Northern Michigan’s National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC), Jan. 27-30, 2025.
