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Michigan National Guard logo A helicopter of the Michigan National Guard conducting aerial firefighting near Tahquamenon Falls State Park. The Michigan National Guard consists of the Michigan Army National Guard and the Michigan Air National Guard. The State adjutant general is Major general Paul D. Rogers. [1]
The Michigan Army National Guard is the Army component of the Michigan National Guard and a reserve component of the United States Army. During the Cold War, the 156th Signal Battalion was federalized on 1 October 1962 at its home stations in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. This marked the Michigan National Guard's last call to federal ...
The National Guard of Michigan and Wisconsin were called into federal service on 15 July 1917. The United States War Department designated the National Guard troops of Michigan and Wisconsin to form the 32nd Infantry Division on 18 July 1917 with Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas selected as the location for the training. [20]
Michigan ANG units are trained and equipped by the Air Force and are operationally gained by a Major Command of the USAF if federalized. In addition, the Michigan Air National Guard forces are assigned to Air Expeditionary Forces and are subject to deployment tasking orders along with their active duty and Air Force Reserve counterparts in their assigned cycle deployment window.
The 126th Infantry Regiment ("Second Michigan" [1]) is a United States military unit of the Michigan Army National Guard.The 126th was originally an infantry regiment, then was converted into an armoured role, and then was converted to a light cavalry reconnaissance unit, with subordinate units stationed in Cadillac, Wyoming, Dowagiac, and Detroit.
About 120 soldiers assigned to the Michigan Army National Guard’s 1463rd Transportation Company, based out of Battle Creek, will gather with their families and guests at Lakeview Middle School ...
The Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is a principal department of the State of Michigan. It oversees the military components and veterans services for the State. The military components are the Michigan National Guard and Michigan Volunteer Defense Force (MI VDF). [1]
BRIGHTON — A local resident has been recognized by the state of Michigan for his leadership in the Air National Guard.. U.S. Air Force First Lt. Caleb L. Jenkins, of Brighton, was recently named ...