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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (June 29, 2018) - Traverse City Mayor Jim Carruthers, State Representative Larry Inman, and representatives from Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters, Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais and armory manager Sgt. 1st Class Derek Quick cut the ribbon to officially open the new Michigan National Guard Traverse City Armory.
The armory was formerly a charter school, but will now house two Michigan Army National Guard units, including the 1430th Engineer Co. previously based in Gladstone.
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan National Guard (MING) will participate in Operation Iron Wave, a joint interagency training exercise in Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie, July 27-30, designed to strengthen coordination, interoperability and emergency response readiness among local, state and federal partners.
LANSING, Mich. – Northern Strike (NS) 26-2, one of the Department of War’s largest reserve component readiness exercises, returns to Michigan Aug. 3-14, bringing together more than 9,000 military personnel from 36 states and territories and five international participants for realistic, multi-domain training across the Michigan National Guard's (MING) National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC).
LANSING, Mich. — The National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC), including the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), will host Silent Swarm 26, July 13–24, with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), serving as the lead agency for the advanced uncrewed systems exercise.
LANSING, Mich. — Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center (CGJMTC), in collaboration with the Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) Survivor Outreach Services Team, will display a Boots on the Ground Heroes Memorial and host a ceremony to honor fallen service members on July 11 at 11 a.m.
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Army National Guard's (MIARNG) Fort Custer Training Center (FCTC) became the first military installation in the United States to reintroduce a federally endangered species that had previously been extirpated from the site, marking a significant milestone in both species conservation and military environmental stewardship.
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan National Guard (MING) at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center for her final Pass In Review as governor. Pass In Review is a longstanding tradition that honors the service and sacrifice of MING Soldiers, Airmen, and their families.
LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will join the Michigan National Guard (MING) for the 2026 Memorial Pass in Review Ceremony at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center (CGJMTC) on Friday, June 12 at 9 a.m.
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) today announced the recipients of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Veterans Nonprofit Improvement Grant, awarding more than $3.7 million to veteran service organizations across the state.
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) has commenced annual training at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center (CGJMTC), bringing Soldiers from across the state together to strengthen readiness and refine mission-essential skills through June 12.
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) today announced that the Michigan National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC) has been selected to host a Department of War Drone Dominance Program (DDP) Gauntlet Phase II Qualifying Event, further solidifying Michigan’s growing role as a national leader in next-generation military readiness, innovation and autonomous systems training.
