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April 06, 2020
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard has received a request to aid community healthcare coalitions in four locations across the state with supply and logistics management of medical equipment, including Lansing, Pontiac, Rockford, and Taylor. The Michigan National Guard is supporting each site with 4 guard members, a mix of logistical and medical specialists who assist the coalitions with planning, distributing and tracking critical medical supplies across Michigan to assist in the fight against COVID-19.
The Michigan National Guard has been supporting this mission since the beginning of April and is expected to continue through the end of May.
“The men and women of the Michigan National guard live in your communities as neighbors,” said Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard. “they are also technical experts that have the skills to support the State of Michigan’s response to COVID-19 .”
State of Michigan emergency managers requested Michigan National Guard personnel to assist community and regional healthcare coalitions with supply chain management. These coalitions are responsible for requesting necessary medical supplies from the State, receiving, and distributing those supplies within their regions. Supplies come from the national stockpile, donations, or from other regions, and are critically important to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
The Michigan National Guard has been integrated into the State’s emergency response since the Governor’s announcement on March 18th. Across the state of Michigan, the guard is supporting medical screening, assisting at local food banks, augmenting the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC), and supporting efforts for hospital expansion across Michigan. The President approved Title 32 funding for the Michigan National Guard on March 30th, providing federal funding for future humanitarian relief activities in Michigan under the authority of the Governor.
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.
LANSING, Mich. — Friedland Industries, Inc., Lansing’s original scrap-recycler, donated Archimedes of Syracuse, a 500 lb. award-winning sculpture featured at Scrapfest 2024 in Old Town, to the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA).
LANSING, Mich. — Soldiers with the Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) 272nd Regional Support Group, based in Lansing, will return this afternoon from a deployment to Kuwait and Iraq in support of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). The Soldiers were deployed to tackle a wide range of challenges across their respective missions bringing their expertise in force protection, logistics, engineering, and communications to get the job done.
LANSING, Mich. — On Sunday Jan. 12, Soldiers with the Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) 1775th Military Police Company, based at the Pontiac Armory, received honorary tributes from Congresswoman Haley Stevens; State Representative Brenda Carter; and Oakland County Commissioner Angela Powell, for efforts in support of the annual Holiday Extravaganza Parade in Pontiac and various community service projects.
