U.S. Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau talks about the importance of Northern Strike during an interview at the Combined Armed Collective Training Facility (CACTF) during Northern Strike 23 on Camp Grayling, Michigan Aug. 09, 2023. The CACTF is a training facility designed to conduct multi-echelon, full-spectrum operations training up to battalion Task Force (TF) level.
Exercise Northern Strike 23 is a premier reserve component training event that integrates both U.S. and partner nation readiness training to build interoperability and strengthen partnerships in an all-domain environment.
For the first time, the 294th Medical Company Area Support, from the Iowa National Guard, tested a groundbreaking technology by integrating drones in a training environment on Monday, August 7th. Medical squads were able to experience a cutting-edge drone system that can detect casualties from the sky and assess their vital signs, making it a game-changer in disaster response scenarios. The drones utilize VISTA (Vision and Intelligence...
