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April 13, 2020
TAYLOR, Mich. – Members of the Michigan National Guard are assisting the State of Michigan with an innovative solution to sanitize and reuse medical protective equipment in the state’s fight against COVID-19.
Michigan Technical University developed the “Mobile Thermal Utility Sanitizer,” a container designed to sanitize medical protective equipment using heat. This week, members of the 107th Engineer Battalion from Ishpeming transported the 40-foot container over 600 miles from Michigan Tech University in Houghton to Taylor. High-capacity generators from the Michigan Air National Guard will supply the electricity required to operate the sanitizer.
“Innovation and partnership are critical components of the statewide COVID-19 response,” said Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, Adjutant General and Director of Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. “The Michigan National Guard is proud to use our technical experts and unique capabilities to assist the State of Michigan.”
Since Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the call-up of the Michigan National Guard on March 18, Guard members continue to support the response to COVID-19 as requests for assistance are received from local communities and state agencies. Areas of assistance include logistics aid for medical equipment, medical screening operations, planning augmentation, and support for construction of alternate care facilities. The Michigan National Guard has an additional 6,600 members ready to assist at the request of Michigan’s communities.
In coming days, guard members will assist during the process of gaining Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the sanitizer. Once approved, guard members are prepared to operate the Mobile Thermal Utility Sanitizer 24 hours a day. In addition to operating the generators, they will arrange used medical protective equipment on trays in the container and sanitize them using the heating systems.
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan National Guard (MING) will be participating in a slingload training exercise in St. Ignace on September 13 from 1-5 p.m.; September 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and September 15 from 7 – 9 a.m. The exercise will take place from Mackinac County Airport to a drop zone in Lake Huron east of St. Ignace.
LANSING, Mich. — As part of the ongoing security cooperation between the United States and Sierra Leone, the Michigan National Guard (MING) and the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) formally established a State Partnership Program (SPP) in a signing ceremony in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
LANSING, Mich. — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule on drinking water standards for certain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) on April 26, 2024.
LANSING, Mich. — Northern Strike (NS) 24-2, one of the Department of Defense’s largest reserve component readiness exercises, will be hosting a media day on August 9 at 10:00 a.m.
LANSING, Mich. – Northern Strike (NS) 24-2, one of the Department of Defense’s largest reserve component readiness exercises, is scheduled to take place across Michigan from August 3-17, 2024.
LANSING, Mich. — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule on drinking water standards for certain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) on April 26, 2024. Under these new standards, which became effective on June 25, 2024, some private drinking water wells that were previously sampled have been found to exceed the new maximum contaminant levels (MCLs). The U.S. Army is working to incorporate those standards into its restoration program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).
LANSING, Mich. — The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), based in Crane, Indiana is the lead agency for Silent Swarm 24, taking place July 15-26 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) in Alpena, MI.
LANSING, Mich. — Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center (JMTC), 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 13 at 11 a.m.
LANSING, Mich. — The U.S. Navy Blue Angels have selected Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center to stage their airplanes in preparation for their participation in the 2024 National Cherry Festival Air Show, June 29-30 in Traverse City, MI. The Blue Angels will conduct a test of their mobile aircraft arresting system (MAAS) on June 26 at 12 p.m.
LANSING, Mich. — In Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, the Michigan National Guard (MING) will hold exercise Northern Exposure (NE24) alongside multiple local, state and federal partners to train and prepare MING forces to respond to complex coordinated attacks on critical infrastructure causing degradation to electrical services and threats to wastewater treatment centers. The training will begin on June 23 and runs through June 27.
