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Photo by Angela Simpson | Joint Force Headquarters, Michigan National Guard | 10.02.2017
A member of the Michigan State Police Marine Services Team unloads equipment needed for participation in Operation Shining Star, Sept. 23, 2017 at the staging location and boat launch in St. Ignace, Michigan. Pieces of the Michigan National Guard, 1437th Multi-Role Bridge Company, Ribbon Bridge will be launched and linked in the Straits of Mackinac during the State Emergency Management / MING......
Hometown: Augusta, MI
Photo by Angela Simpson | Joint Force Headquarters, Michigan National Guard | 09.29.2017
Soldiers aboard a 130 foot Improved Ribbon Bridge from the Michigan National Guard 1437th Multi-Role Bridge Company, and staff aboard a Shepler’s Ferry® boat work together during Operation Shining Star, Sept. 23, 2017. OSS is an emergency management exercise in the Straits of Mackinac that brings together state, federal, community and civilian participants to rehearse emergency operations.......
Hometown: Augusta, MI
Photo by Maj. Charles Calio | 126th Public Affairs Operations Center | 09.23.2017
Sgt. 1st Class William Call, acting first sergeant of C Company, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, focuses intently during a briefing prior to the combined arms exercise at Sennelager Training Area, Germany. (Michigan Army National Guard photo by Maj. Charles Calio)...
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Story by Maj. Charles Calio | 126th Public Affairs Operations Center | 09.23.2017
SENNELAGER TRAINING AREA, Germany – When C. Company, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment (C-1-125IN) arrived at Sennelager Training Area (STA), Germany on Sept. 10, 2017, a few things were certain: everyone was excited to be training with tankers from the Royal Wessex Yeomanry (RWxY), but nobody from Charlie Co. knew quite what to expect or what challenges they may face....
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Story by Marisa Novobilski | Air Force Research Laboratory | 09.22.2017
FAIRBORN, Ohio – To train a scientist or engineer to think ‘outside of the lab’ is no small task, but it’s one that the silent professionals of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Tech Warrior training exercise take to heart, as they train laboratory experts to succeed in the battlefield environment....
Hometown: Otsego, MI
Video by Spc. Eric Bandy | Joint Force Headquarters, Michigan National Guard | 09.21.2017
Medal of Honor awardee James McCloughan shares his story and thoughts with members of the Michigan National Guard and other Vietnam Veterans on September 19, 2017 at Michigan National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters....
Hometown: South Haven, MI
Story by Maj. Charles Calio | 126th Public Affairs Operations Center | 09.20.2017
SENNELAGER TRAINING AREA, Germany – Interoperability: it’s a catchy word often used throughout the U.S. military. But what does it mean? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary online defines interoperability as the “ability of a system (such as a weapons system) to work with or use the parts or equipment of another system.” An online NATO document from 2006 refers to interoperability as the......
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Photo by Spc. Robert Douglas | 126th Public Affairs Operations Center | 09.20.2017
Lt. Col. Raymond Stemitz, Commander of 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, and Col. Shawn Harris, Brigade Commander of the Michigan National Guard's 63rd Troop Command, discuss the final training event of Exercise Viking Star 2017 at Danish Home Guard Training Center in Nymindegab Denmark. Exercise Viking Star 2017 is an Overseas Deployment for Training (ODT) involving the 1-125th Infantry......
Hometown: Belmont, MI
