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May 23, 2020
MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, Mich.- Residents of Muskegon Heights and Muskegon County have the opportunity to be tested for COVID-19 under an agreement with the local and state officials. Free testing took place Saturday May 23 and will continue Sunday May 24 at the Farmers Market in Muskegon Heights.
"We thought it was very important that community partners come together to make this happen because we want to be able to mitigate the spread of COVID-19,” said Kathy Moore, health officer and public health director, Muskegon County, Michigan.
"Identifying individuals who are positive will also help us identify the employers and the close contacts and continue to advise them to quarantine or isolate if positive, even if the stay home order is relaxed," she added.
The two-day drive-through testing relied on various organizations, including the Michigan National Guard.
"This is absolutely a blessing that the Michigan National Guard is available to conduct these tests,” said Moore. "They came with trained teams to actually collect the specimens and without the National Guard we would be relying on a limited healthcare capacity."
Testing will continue through Sunday May 24 and with just over 2,000 test kits available, the possibility of using every single kit appears to be a reachable goal.
"We are hoping to test 1,500-2,000 people during the two days," said Moore. "We are not even half way through the first day and have tested over 300 people."
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.
LANSING, Mich. — Soldiers with the Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) 1775th Military Police Company, based at the Pontiac Armory, will receive 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 throughout the area.
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer called actively deployed members of the Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) and Michigan Air National Guard (MIANG) to wish them a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
