Michigan Army National Guard Soldier from Detroit Receives Award

Photo By Staff Sgt. Drake Chandler | Pfc. Ramon Baskerville of Detroit, Michigan, has been awarded the Michigan National Guard State Command Sergeant Major’s Coin of Excellence for outstanding performance during Exercise Northern Strike 2017. Northern Strike 17 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,000 service members from 13 states and five coalition countries during the first two weeks of August 2017 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard  

GRAYLING, MI, UNITED STATES

08.07.2017

Story by Staff Sgt. Thomas Vega 

126th Theater Public Affairs Support Element

Pfc. Ramon Baskerville of Detroit, Michigan, has been awarded the Michigan National Guard State Command Sergeant Major’s Coin of Excellence for outstanding performance during Exercise Northern Strike 2017. MING State Command Sergeant Major Dale Clarmont presented Richmond with the coin during a visit to Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center as part of Exercise Northern Strike 2017.

Baskerville is assigned to the 464th Quartermaster Company based in Lapeer, Michigan. He has been a member of the Michigan National Guard for four years and serves as a Shower/Laundry and Clothing Repair Specialist (92S).

As a civilian Baskerville is a Technician for Direct T.V. and plans on serving in the Michigan National Guard for twenty years. He also has set a goal of completing college and attaining a degree in computer science.

Baskerville has one twin brother who is currently serving in the United States Marine Corp.

Northern Strike 17 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,000 service members from 13 states and five coalition countries during the first two weeks of August 2017 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard.

• Date Taken: 08.07.2017
• Date Posted: 08.07.2017 16:55
• Story ID: 244097
• Location: GRAYLING, MI, US
• Hometown: DETROIT, MI, US