Camp Grayling

Honored Veterans of Mid-Michigan Honor Flight # 10 gathered for a photo at the World War II memorial in Washington D.C., Sept. 26, 2018. Sixty-two Veterans, their service Guardians and six MMHF staff members p More

Pararescue specialists with the 103rd Rescue Squadron, Westhampton Beach, New York, conduct multi-component training at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, du More

Lewie H. Johnson of Grayling, Mich., Michigan Rifle & Pistol Association (MRPA) member, focuses on the target during the July 2012 Silhouette Rifle match held at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center. Jo More

The 119th Field Artillery Battalion arrives at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center for 2012 Annual Training. The battalion is led by Maj. Scott Myers.

Pfc. Sheldon Ester and Pfc. Anthony Longo, soldiers with the 144th Military Police Company in Corunna, Mich., become familiarized with the Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station at Maneuver Area Training Equi More

Pfc. Charles Kennedy, a motor transport operator, testing the communication ability in a Humvee as Staff Sgt. Charles Wagner Jr., non-commissioned officer in charge and signal support systems specialist, overse More

Chief Master Sgt. Tony Trisilla, of the 182nd Air Support Operations Group from the Illinois Air National Guard, Peoria, Ill., directs two Joint Terminal Attack Controllers to where they will be located for obs More

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Derick Wyatt, a member of the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 26 for the past eight years, levels off concrete as it is being poured onto a pad that they constructed for a barn. More

Pfc. Seth A. LaCount, Public Affairs Specialist for the 126th Press Camp Headquarters, Augusta, Mich., participates in morning physical fitness training with his unit. LaCount and the Press Camp participated in More

Review of the Michigan National Guard Annual Memorial and Review 2012.

Michigan National Guard Honor Guard attends the Annual Memorial and Review.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Patrick Hann, 110th Airlift Wing, 172 Airlift Squadron, patrols the range for safety concerns prior to a cargo drop at Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Frederic, Mich., Jan. 26, 2013. Hann More

Michigan Army National Guard soldiers from B Battery, 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery fire an M-777 155 howitzer during a gunnery exercise at Camp Grayling, Mich., on July 17, 2013. The Alma, Mich., based More

The Camp Grayling Centennial Time Capsule is dedicated and interned at the Camp Grayling Chapel and memorial grounds on Camp Grayling, Mich., on Dec. 17, 2013. The time capsule internment is one of the last cer More

Camp Grayling, Mich., recycling center manager James Cox demonstrates how flattened metal cans are stored for shipping on Dec. 17, 2013. The recycling center processes materials ranging from paper and plastics More

Depicted is the Camp Grayling mobile Electronic Power Control and Conditioning Module. The EPCC collects energy from wind, solar and generator sources, converts it to useable energy and dispenses it to Camp Gra More

Through the window of a Humvee, Spc. Jason Marcotte, refueler, Alpha Company, 3643rd Brigade Support Battalion, 197th Field Artillery Brigade, New Hampshire Army National Guard, tops off the fuel at Camp Grayli More

Sgt. Brandon Zupko, of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment, re-enlists with the Michigan Army National Guard, while flying in a Black Hawk over Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Cen More

A CH-47 Chinook provides air lift support for Artillery Raid exercises conducted during XCTC 2014 at Camp Grayling, Mich.

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 119th Artillery Regiment, MIchigan National Guard, observe and prepare to engage opposing forces during the artillery defense lane during the eXportable Combat Training C More

A gunnery sergeant assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 201st Field Artillery Regiment, West Virginia National Guard, scans the horizon from his M109A6 Paladin for opposing forces during a battery defense More

Michigan Army National Guard Capt. Mandy Sullivan of Headquarters Detachment, 210th Military Police Battalion and Capt. Rhonda Owsley, commander of the 1775th Military Police Company, camoflauge each other in p More

Staff Sgt. Michael Webb from Columbus, Mich., of Detachment 1, Company B, 3-238 Aviation, Selfridge, Mich., prepares the M240 machine gun for CH-47 Chinook helicopter gunnery range qualification during Operati More

Tucked away deep in the woods of Grayling’s Hanson Hills, atop Mount Franklin among the winter snows and summer leaves, lie two of the most mysterious, silent secrets of venerable Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver T More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Spittler and Senior Airman Tyler Trocano, joint terminal attack controllers (JTACs), coordinate with leaders of 2nd Platoon, C Troop, 1st Battalion, 126th Cavalry Regiment, dur More

An aviation crew member observes the terrain from a CH-47 Chinook during Operation Northern Strike at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Aug. 11, 2014. Twenty-four units from 12 States and two Coaliti More

A CH-47 Chinook prepares to land at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center during Operation Northern Strike, Aug. 11, 2014. Twenty-four units from 12 States and two coalition partners will participate in t More

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, land at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center during Operation Northern Strike, Aug. 12, 2014. Twenty-four units from 12 States More

Shown is an M119A2 howitzer firing position occupied by Ohio Army National Guard artillery soldiers of B Battery, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery at Camp Grayling, Mich., on Aug. 12, 2014. The artillery so More

Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center Commander Air Force Lt. Col. Andrew Roberts describes the layout and capabilities of the Camp Grayling Air to Ground Gunnery Range to Lt. Col. Gunars Kaulins and Lt. Col. More

Col. Jeffrey Terrill, commander of the 63rd Troop Command of Wyoming, Michigan, briefs distinguished attendees at the combined arms live fire exercise demonstration at the air-to-ground range on Camp Grayling J More

Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Vadnais, adjutant general of Michigan, talks about the objectives of Operation Northern Strike while at the Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Aug. 13, 2014. Twenty-four units from 12 states and t More

The UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter lands at the Grayling Air Gunnery range Aug. 13, 2014. The Lakota is the newest attack helicopter employed by the Michigan National Guard for training in events such a More

A Michigan National Guard CH-47 Chinook from the 3-238th General Support Aviation Battalion in Grand Ledge, Mich., lands at the Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Mich., Aug. 13, 2014, during Operation Northern Strike More

Soldiers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 126th Cavalry Regiment, 63rd Troop Command, Michigan Army National Guard, fire a 60 mm mortar round during the live-fire exercise on the air-to-ground range dur More

Michigan Army National Guard Spc. Seth LaCount, from Hudsonville, Mich., interviews Latvian army officer Maj. Igors Agakijs at the Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center Air to Ground Range, in Grayling, Mich., More

Michigan Army National Guard Soldier, 1st Lt. Jeremiah Bryant oversees training during a Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment training brief at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Gray More

Michigan Army National Guard senior officers and noncommissioned officers meet at the Camp Grayling, Mich., main dining facility for a Senior Leaders' Prayer Breakfast hosted by Michigan Army National Guard Uni More

Former members of the 207th Evacuation Hospital, Michigan Army National Guard, unveil the unit's new memorial at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich., Aug. 15, 2014. (U.S. Army Photo by Capt. Dou More

An Airman with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, fires an M-4 rifle during a weapons qualification training session during Operation Northern Strike at the Alpena Combat Re More

Michigan Army National Guard units participate in the 2014 Memorial and Pass in Review at the parade field on Camp Grayling, Mich. Aug. 15. Artillery Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery crew cer More

Michigan National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais addresses distinguished visitors and troops during the Memorial Pass in Review conducted on Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Aug. More

A Michigan Army National Guard UH-72 Lakota helicopter takes off near a Michigan Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II during Operation Northern Strike at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Aug. 16, More

Pfc. John Redmon of Youngstown, Ohio from the Ohio Army National Guard C Company, 37th Special Troops Battalion qualifies with a Mark 19, Model 3 40mm grenade machine gun at Range 41 on Camp Grayling, Michigan More

A New York Air National Guard Airman marshals in a Michigan Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II during Operation Northern Strike at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Aug. 21, 2014. Twenty-four uni More

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Defour prepares ammunition for the .50-caliber, M2 machine gun at Camp Grayling, Mich. During the training, active duty Airmen from the 88th Security Forces Squadron provided training to membe More

The U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team out of the Chesapeake, Va., area conducts a short notice maritime response training exercise in Mackinaw City, Mich., April 19, 2015. During the exercise, un More

Members of the Danish Home Guard receive a safety brief prior to conducting urban warfare training at Camp Grayling, Mich., April 24, 2015. The troops joined the 24th Marine Regiment and the Michigan Army Natio More

The 1st Battalion 24th Marines, Lansing, Mich., work to secure infrastructures at the newly constructed Combined Arms Collective Training Facility in Camp Grayling, Mich., April 25, 2015. The idea of the traini More

Pennsylvania Soldiers with Bravo and Delta Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, received a mobilization order for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and is More

A soldier from 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division waits to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by soldiers from B Company, 2-104 General Support Aviation Battalion.

Soldiers from B Company, 1-107 Field Artillery prepare to sling load a 105 mm howitzer on to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by soldiers with B Company, 2-104 General Support Aviation Battalion.

Joint terminal attack controller Sgt. Corey Johnson, Georgia National Guard, discusses the mission with Soldiers from the 233rd Military Police Company, Springfield, Ill., July 21, 2015, at the Combined Arms Co More

Joint Terminal Attack controller, Sgt. Corey Johnson, Georgia National Guard discusses the mission with Soldiers from the 233rd Military Police Company, Springfield, Ill., July 21, 2015, at the Combined Arms Co More

Infantry Soldiers from the 125th Infantry Alpha Company, 1st Platoon, wait for helicopters during Northern Strike, on the runway at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 22, 2015. The Norther More

A Michigan Army National Guard Soldier from Company A, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, communicates with ground troops as they secure their target objective during Northern Strike 15, at the Camp Grayli More

Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1-147 Aviation, Michigan National Guard support soldiers from Alpha Company, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan National Guard conduct an infiltration/exfiltration mission at Graylin More

Soldiers of Battery C, 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan National Guard, board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Grayling, Mich., during Northern Strike 15, July 24, 2015. Northern Str More

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 238th General Support Aviation Battalion maintains flight over Camp Grayling, Mich., during Northern Strike 15, July 26, 2015. Northern Strike combines ground and air capabi More

An AH-64 Apache helicopter from the First Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard makes a sweeping turn just above the tree tops at the Grayling Air Gunnery Range on Camp Grayling, Mich. More

Sgt. Maj. Cooper Manqueh, Command Sgt. Maj. of the Armed Forces of Liberia, shops for equipment at the Post Exchange at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, in Grayling, Mich., Aug. 1, 2015. Michig More

Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman (left), Ohio adjutant general, and Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (third from right) are greeted by 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team leadership upon their arrival Aug. 18, 2015, at Camp More

U.S. Coast Guard, Ninth District, teams from St. Ignace and Charlevoix, Mich., participate in ship boarding and clearing as part of Exercise Arctic Eagle, April 04, 2016. During the exercise, unidentified hosti More

Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, begin the infantry squad battle course during exercise Arctic Eagle at Camp Grayling, Mich., April 5, 201 More

Distinguished visitors arrive at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility and receive a situational update brief on Exercise Arctic Eagle. In the photo are: Maj. Gen. Paul M. Benenati, Deputy Commanding More

438th Chemical Company soldiers review the patient sign-in for the medical station at Camp Grayling, Mich. on April 6. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by: Spc. Cody L. Schuler)

Lance Cpl. Samuel L. Posey (left), a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve and Cpl. Robert D. Ray (right), a team leader with 3rd More

Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Vadnais, adjutant general for the Michigan National Guard, briefs leaders from the Michigan National Guard, Marine Forces Reserve and Latvian military at a terrain model rehearsal-of-concep More

Pfc. Devon Digiacomo of Union City, Michigan, a member of Charlie Company 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment in Wyoming, Michigan, provides rooftop security and suppressive fire during urban operations trai More

Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Reconnaissance from San Antonio, Texas, parachute into a designated drop zone during airborne operations Aug. 9, 2016 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Ce More

Major General Gregory Vadnais, The Adjutant General for the state of Michigan, and Governor Rick Snyder arrive at Camp Grayling Airfield to observe the large-scale, multi-agency Exercise Northern Strike taking More

Sgt. Dan Osgood stands in front of a Chinook CH47F helicopter at the Camp Grayling Army Airfield in Grayling, Mich., Aug. 11, 2016, during Exercise Northern Strike 2016. Northern Strike 16 is a National Guard More

Marines from Company C, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division rehearse amphibious assault operations on Lake Margrethe in Camp Grayling, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 16, while boats fr More

Marines from the 2nd Platoon, Company C, 4th Amphibious Assault Vehicle Battalion, based in Galveston, Texas, approach the shores of Lake Margrethe, Aug. 11, 2016, to rehearse security operations during an amph More

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ralph P. Bird, senior logistics officer at the Maneuver Training and Equipment Site (MATES) at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, gives Ms. Amanda Simpson, deputy assistant se More

Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Chief of National Guard Bureau, and Brig. Gen. Leonard Isabelle, Chief of Staff, Joint Forces Headquarters, Michigan Air National Guard visited Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Cent More

Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, visit to Northern Strike 2016, Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 16, 2016. The National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise un More

Joint Terminal Attack Controller Technical Sgt. Dan Nicholson, 148th Air SupportOperations Squadron, relays a nine line to air craft up above the target area at the Camp Grayling Air Gunnery Range during exerci More

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – Capt. Patrick George, company commander of Company C, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, gets his parachute strapped and checked before a jump during Exercise Northern S More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Marketon, 19th Air Support Operations Squadron Tactical Air Control Party specialist, watches as an A-10C Thunderbolt II attacks simulated targets during a close air support e More

Camp Grayling deputy garrison commander, Lt. Col. Theresa Brown moderates a townhall meeting May 18, 2017, at the Grayling Middle School to discuss the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances detected in groundwa More

Soldiers with 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry Regiment prepare for liftoff under a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction (SPIE) system exercise June 10, 2017, during annual traini More

Waiting to jump, Staff Sgt. Galen Amick prepares to exit the Chinook CH-47 in order to preform a Wet Jump. He is a Marine with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment based in Joliet, I More

Army Sgts. Marco Zapiain and Robert Walksler, Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, load fuel cannisters that will be used to run the generaters for their radar tracking systems More

Amphibious Reconnaissance (Recon) Marines from Echo company, 4th Marine Recon Battalion use Zodiac boats as safety craft during a low altitude air drop. Marines jumped from CH-47 Chinooks at 1500 ft. using para More

Two Marines from Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance (Recon) Battalion out of Joliet, Illinois land in Camp Grayling's Lake Margrethe after jumping from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at 1500 ft elevation. 4th Recon M More

After assisting the Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance paratroopers jump out the rear ramp of the Chinook CH-47, Sgt. Bobby Joe Spivey a Ypsilanti, Michigan, native, enjoys the lush Michigan vegetation. Spivey i More

Reconnaissance Marines are boarding a Chinook CH-47, to be later dropped over Lake Margrethe, in Camp Graying Michigan. They are all taking part in Wet Jump training provided during Northern Strike 17. The Mari More

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, execute a helocast exercise during exercise Northern Strike 17 in Lake Margrethe, More

Marine Staff Sgt. Adam Felt, assistant operations chief with E Company, 4th Recon, pilots a recovery vessel during a helicopter casting operation on Lake Margrethe at Camp Crayling Joint Maneuver Training Cente More

Soldiers of the Arizona National Guard, Alpha Company,1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Tucson, Arizona, provide support fire July 31, 2017 during a live fire exercise as part of Exercise Northern Strike More

Armt Sgt. Josh Phagan, a Soldier in the Florida National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment (AOB) monitors and communicates with airborne rescue personnel during a mock disaster scenario during Oper More

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – U.S. Marines from Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare for a helocast exercise off of a U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk from Se More

Marine Capt. James Hatch, Company Commander of Echo Company, 4th Tank Regiment gives commands from his M1 Abrahams Tank. The tanks are here in support of infantry units utilizing the combined arms capabilities More

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – U.S. Marine Sgt. Kevin Eskins, a combat engineer with 4th Combat Engineers Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, demonstrates a horizontal hammer fist during a Marine Cor More

Capt. Abbott, Company Commander of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Infantry Regiment briefs Marines participating in a battle exercise at the Multi-Purpose Range Complex on Camp Grayling Joint Maneu More

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve conduct fire and maneuver drills at a multi-purpose range complex within More

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. –U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve exit an Amphibious Assault Vehicle at a multi-purpose range complex locat More

Members of 3rd platton, C. Company, 158 Infantry, Arizona National Guard participate in a live fire exercise at Camp Grayling, MI during Northern Strike 17. Northern Strike 17 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsor More

Army Staff Sgt. Diana Beaudet, a Soldier in the Florida National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment (AOB) prepared the set-up of a DRASH (Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter) tent used as a field oper More