Story by Sgt. 1st Class Helen Miller | Michigan National Guard | 04.19.2016
The Blackjacks, a self-given nickname for the 119th Field Artillery, Michigan Army National Guard, are participating in exercise Summer Shield XIII for the next two weeks in Latvia....
Story by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Derryberry | Michigan National Guard | 03.31.2015
Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan National Guard, participated in the closing ceremony of Operation Summer Shield XII, March 31, 2015, in Adazi, Latvia....
Story by Sgt. Chelsea FitzPatrick | Michigan National Guard | 02.28.2015
Michigan Army National Guard Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, conducted cold weather training at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Feb. 27, 2015. The training, consisting of preparing and firing rounds from an M777A2 howitzer in sub-zero temperatures, was the final step in the 119th’s Artillery Skills Proficiency Tasks (ASPT) training requirement....
Story by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Derryberry | Michigan National Guard | 02.05.2014
The State Partnership between the Michigan National Guard and Latvian National Armed Forces celebrated success when MING Joint Fires Observer instructors, assisted by Fort Sill JFO, certified 24 Latvian soldiers with a 100 percent pass rate from a U.S. Army JFO course that was held in Latvia in early January....
