A Lithuanian armed forces joint terminal attack controller
A Lithuanian armed forces joint terminal attack controller discusses the mission with Soldiers from the 233rd Military Police Company, Springfield, Ill., July 21, 2015, at Rogers City, Mich., during Northern St... More
The Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center Fire Department
The Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center Fire Department assists fire fighters from the Ohio National Guard, Tennessee National Guard, Latvia, Estonia, and Bulgaria in a night burn training exercise. The fir... More
Joint Terminal Attack Controllers,146th Air Support
Joint Terminal Attack Controllers,146th Air Support Operations Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, 274 ASOS, New York Air National Guard, and 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, execute combat a... More
C-130 Hercules from the 120th Airlift Wing, Great Falls,
C-130 Hercules from the 120th Airlift Wing, Great Falls, Montana, 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Illinois, 165th Airlift Wing, Savannah, Georgia, and A-10 Thunderbolt II from 127th Wing, Selfridge Michigan, aircra... More
Marines with the 1st Battalion, 25th Marine, Infantry
Marines with the 1st Battalion, 25th Marine, Infantry from Fort Devens, MA., work alongside Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the 148th Air Support Operations Squadron, Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA, while traini... More
Col. Armands Saltups, Air Force commander, Latvian
Col. Armands Saltups, Air Force commander, Latvian National Armed Forces, and Col. John Miner, Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich. depart from Alpena CRTC for Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Mi... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Aleprete, a member
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Aleprete, a member of the 116th Security Forces Squadron, barrel smokes during an exercise at Northern Strike 19 July 23, 2019. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-spo... More
C-130 Hercules from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria,
C-130 Hercules from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill flies into the drop zone to make an air drop during Operation Northern Strike 2014 near Grayling, Mich. on Aug. 8, 2014. Operation Northern Strike 2014 is... More
Joint Terminal Attack Controllers,146th Air Support
Joint Terminal Attack Controllers,146th Air Support Operations Squadron Oklahoma and the 274th Air Support Operations Squadron New York, assault their final objective being held by opposing forces during North... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Griffin Ogg, an M249 squad automatic
U.S. Army Pfc. Griffin Ogg, an M249 squad automatic weapon gunner with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, provides 360 degree security during land navigation tr... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Steven R. Salander, TACP
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Steven R. Salander, TACP with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, visits with Army Brig. Gen. Richard J. Hayes, assistant adjutant general-Army for the Illinois National Guard,... More
Latvian joint terminal attack controllers and soldiers
Latvian joint terminal attack controllers and soldiers from the 233rd Military Police Company, Springfield, Ill., conduct a tactical movement while reaching their objective at a training exercise, Rogers City, ... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Vamvakos (right),
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Vamvakos (right), a tactical air control party specialist with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, makes preparations to call in air support on the Grayling Air Gunner... More
A Canadian joint terminal attack controller takes cover
A Canadian joint terminal attack controller takes cover along a road while providing security in support of a close air attack on a training mission, Rogers City, Mich., July 24, 2015 during Northern Strike 15.... More
Capt. Alan Lockerby, a joint tactical air controller
Capt. Alan Lockerby, a joint tactical air controller from the Air-Land Integration Cell, Royal Canadian Air Force, communicates with a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the Illinois Army National Guard 2nd Battalio... More
A tactical air control party specialist with the 169th
A tactical air control party specialist with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron watches for air support with night vision on the Grayling Air Gunnery Range during evening operations at Operation Northern... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Vamvakos fireman-carries
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Vamvakos fireman-carries Senior Airman Lance Liggett, both from the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron in Peoria, Ill., to the landing zone for a medical extract on a heli... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon W. Motley (right),
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon W. Motley (right), a tactical air control party specialist with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, fires his M9 pistol during a shoot-and-move weapons course at Oper... More
Soldiers from the 1437th Multi-Role Bridge Company,
Soldiers from the 1437th Multi-Role Bridge Company, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., start to untie tie down straps on a modular load used for a dry support bridge mission, Aug 14, 2016, at Camp Grayling, Mich., during... More
Staff Sergeant Paul Cange, a Joint Terminal Attack
Staff Sergeant Paul Cange, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller, 274th Air Support Operations Squadron, Syracuse, N.Y., uses his Android Tactical Assualt Tablet Kit during a close air support mission, Aug 9, 2016... More
Lithuanian armed forces joint terminal attack controller
Lithuanian armed forces joint terminal attack controller coordinate a show of force with an Alpa jet on an ambush training situation on July 21, 2015, with the 233rd Military Police Company, Springfield, Ill., ... More
Senior Airman Calab Phillips, a Joint Terminal Attack
Senior Airman Calab Phillips, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller 227th Air Support Operations Squadron, Atlantic City, N.J., checks the Rover feed during a close air support mission, Aug 9, 2016, at Rogers City... More
A tactical air control party specialist with the 169th
A tactical air control party specialist with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron emerges from signal smoke at Operation Northern Strike in Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Grayling, Mich., Aug. 14, 2014. North... More
Northern Strike participants listen to Lt. Col. Matt
Northern Strike participants listen to Lt. Col. Matt Trumble deliver a mass air brief about Exercise Northern Strike 2015 on July 19, 2015, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich. Exercise Nor... More
C-130 Hercules from the 120th Airlift Wing, Great Falls,
C-130 Hercules from the 120th Airlift Wing, Great Falls, Mont., 182d Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., 165th Airlift Wing, Savannah, Ga., and A-10 Thunderbolt II from 127th Wing, Selfridge Mich., aircraft are parked ... More
Sailors from VFA-103, Naval Air Station Oceana, Va.,
Sailors from VFA-103, Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., prepare to launch F/A-18 Super Hornets at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center during Operation Northern Strike, Aug. 18, 2014. Twenty-four units from... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John M. Oliver, a tactical
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John M. Oliver, a tactical air control party specialist with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, watches for enemy forces during a reconnaissance mission at Operation Northern ... More
Airman from the 168th Air Support Operations Squadron,
Airman from the 168th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill., walk along the flightline towards a C-130 Hercules from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., on July 17, 2015, at the 182nd Airlift Wing, P... More
Tech. Sgt. Justin Sawgle, 127th Wing Logistics Readiness
Tech. Sgt. Justin Sawgle, 127th Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels craftsman, removes bollards at the entrance to the flight line at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 22, 2019 during... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brent M. Troyer, center,
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brent M. Troyer, center, a TACP from the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron in Peoria, Ill., signals to other Airmen from the 169th to advance forward to their position with Latvian... More
Soldiers from the 1437th Multi-Role Bridge Company,
Soldiers from the 1437th Multi-Role Bridge Company, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., moves modular bridge components with a M1975 Launcher Vehicle for a dry support bridge mission, Aug 14, 2016, at Camp Grayling, Mich.... More
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters practice sling-loading
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters practice sling-loading equipment, loading and offloading during Northern Strike 18 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich., Aug. 8, 2018. The sling load is used fo... More
Senior Airman Ryan Handley, right, joint terminal air
Senior Airman Ryan Handley, right, joint terminal air controller from 148th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., and 2nd Platoon, Charlie Troop, Team 2-2, 1-126 Cavalry Regiment, Michigan ... More
Latvian joint terminal attack controllers and joint
Latvian joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observer perform tactical movements for a close air support training mission with C Company,125th Infantry Regiment , Wyoming, Michigan, July 28, 2015,... More
U.S. Navy aircrew, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22,
U.S. Navy aircrew, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22, Norfolk, VA, and Marines, Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, San Antonio, TX, exercise Special Insertion and Extraction (SPIE)... More
Brig. Gen. Geraldine George, the Armed Forces of Liberia
Brig. Gen. Geraldine George, the Armed Forces of Liberia Deputy Chief of Staff, brought a contingent of dignitaries to visit the Michigan National Guard at Camp Grayling July 25, 2019 during exercise Northern S... More
An A-10C Warthog pilot from the 163rd Fighter Squadron,
An A-10C Warthog pilot from the 163rd Fighter Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., takes off in an A-10C Warthog, July 30, 2015, at the Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich. The unit's airc... More
Senior Airman Ryan Handley, center, requests close
Senior Airman Ryan Handley, center, requests close air support from an AH-64 Apache helicopter from Charlie Company, 1-104th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., as Master Sgt. Franko Gali... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Steven R. Salander, JTAC
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Steven R. Salander, JTAC with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, explains his unit's tactical air control party mission to Army Brig. Gen. Richard J. Hayes, assistant adjutant... More
Naval aviators from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron
Naval aviators from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22, Norfolk, Virginia, employ live rocket ordnance at the Lake Huron water range during Exercise Northern Strike 17. Northern Strike 17 is a National Guard Bu... More
Marines from the 2nd Platoon, Company L, 4th Amphibious
Marines from the 2nd Platoon, Company L, 4th Amphibious Assault Vehicle Battalion, Tampa Fl. assault the beach at Lake Margrethe, Camp Grayling, Mich. to rehearse amphibious assault operations., Aug 13, 2016,... More
Master Sgt. Sam Prescott, a pararescue specialist with
Master Sgt. Sam Prescott, a pararescue specialist with the 103rd Rescue Squadron, Westhampton Beach, New York, was promoted to Senior Master Sgt. at the Carmeuse Calcite Quarry, Rogers City, Mich., Aug. 11, 201... More
A U.S. Navy helicopter maintainer with Helicopter Maritime
A U.S. Navy helicopter maintainer with Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 78 (HSM-78) “Blue Hawks” watches returning aircraft during a Northern Strike 19 training mission at the Alpena Combat Readiness Trainin... More
Senior Airman Ryan Handley, left, and Master Sgt. Franko
Senior Airman Ryan Handley, left, and Master Sgt. Franko Galindo, right, speaks to Sgt. 1st Class Steven Sparks from 2nd platton, Charlie troop, Team 2-2, 1-126 Cavalry Regiment, Michigan National Guard, Dowagi... More
Staff Sgt. Jeff Slaughter, from the 182nd Airlift Wing,
Staff Sgt. Jeff Slaughter, from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., ties down a training bundle onto a loader on July 19, 2015, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich., during Exercise North... More
Pfc. Devon Reppert, 1437th Multi-Role Bridge Company,
Pfc. Devon Reppert, 1437th Multi-Role Bridge Company, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., drives a M1975 Launcher Vehicle to install a dry support bridge to install a dry support bridge, Aug 14, 2016, at Camp Grayling, Mi... More
C-130 Hercules from Alaska, North Carolina, Illinois
C-130 Hercules from Alaska, North Carolina, Illinois and Ohio Air National Guard units land at Alpena Combat Readiness Center, Alpena, Mich., on July 19, 2015, in preparation for Exercise Northern Strike 2015. ... More
Senior Airman Garrett Mannon sits on the ramp of a
Senior Airman Garrett Mannon sits on the ramp of a C-130 Hercules watching the sun rise prior to the departure of the next airdrop mission, both airman and aircraft from 182d Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., Aug 11,... More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from Charlie Company, 1-104th
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from Charlie Company, 1-104th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. approaches its objective during a close air support mission overseen by Joint Fire Observers at... More
A Latvian joint terminal attack controller give a hand
A Latvian joint terminal attack controller give a hand signal while during a training mission, July 24, 2015, Rogers City, Mich., during Northern Strike 2015. NS 15 is an annual training exercise on CGJMTC that... More
Members of HHC 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment,
Members of HHC 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado National Guard, practice sling load drills at Northern Strike 19 with Colorado's state partners from King Abdullah II Air Base, Jordan at Alpena C... More
Soldiers from C Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field
Soldiers from C Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard conduct Fire Control Alignment Test (FCAT) to ensure the M777A2 155mm howitzers are properly aligned to pro... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter waits on the flightline
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter waits on the flightline at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 22, 2015. The crew will be transporting Army National Guard Infantry Soldiers to the Grayling Ai... More
Airman 1st Class Seth Lamb, a member of the 122nd Security
Airman 1st Class Seth Lamb, a member of the 122nd Security Forces Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., defends his squads position from enemy combatants with an M249 Light Machine Gun during a reconn... More
Pararescue specialists with the 103rd Rescue Squadron,
Pararescue specialists with the 103rd Rescue Squadron, Westhampton Beach, New York, pull simulated Marine casualties from an exercise crash environment at the Carmeuse Calcite Quarry, Rogers City, Mich., Aug. 1... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan J. Park, a petroleum,
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan J. Park, a petroleum, oil and lubricant specialist, assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, tests the water concentration in a batch of fuel to ensure ... More
F-16s from the 112th Fighter Squadron, 180th Fighter
F-16s from the 112th Fighter Squadron, 180th Fighter Wing, Toledo, Ohio Air National Guard Base, fly over the Grayling Air to Ground Gunnery Range, July 30, 2019, Grayling, Mich. Northern Strike 19 is a Nationa... More
Lt. Col. Laura Svinarich, a physician assistant, provides
Lt. Col. Laura Svinarich, a physician assistant, provides care to a patient during an aeromedical evacuation exercise at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center July 30, 2019. Svinarich is part of a joint A... More
Joint Terminal Attack Controllers of the 148th Air
Joint Terminal Attack Controllers of the 148th Air Support Operations Squadrona, a unit attached to the 193rd Special Operations Wing of Middleton, Pa., conduct close air support training during Northern Strik... More
Northern Strike ‘17 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored
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 Gr... More
Capt Jacob Becker and Technical Sgt. Will Harden, 821st
Capt Jacob Becker and Technical Sgt. Will Harden, 821st Contingency Response Group, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., walks out to meet a CH-47D Chinook, Detachment 1, Company B, 3/238th Aviation Regiment, Selfrid... More
U.S. Army Spc. Dominic Mondragon, a UH-60 helicopter
U.S. Army Spc. Dominic Mondragon, a UH-60 helicopter repairer with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, is photographed during sling load operations at Northern Strik... More
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the Mississippi Air National
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the Mississippi Air National Guard’s 172nd Airlift Wing stand by to load Black Hawk helicopters for transport during Northern Strike 19 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center,... More
Brig. Gen. Michael Berry, Delaware Adjutant General,
Brig. Gen. Michael Berry, Delaware Adjutant General, inspects a UH-60 Blackhawk assigned to the 238th Aviation Regiment from the Delaware Army National Guard during the Northern Strike 19 exercise on the flight... More
Second Lt. Paul Hauter, center, gives hand signals
Second Lt. Paul Hauter, center, gives hand signals to Capt. Daniel Curtin, left, during an ambush while on a close air support mission during Operation Northern Strike 2014 near Rogers City, Mich., on Aug. 7, 2... More
An A-10 Thunderbolt II from 127th Wing, Selfridge Mich.,
An A-10 Thunderbolt II from 127th Wing, Selfridge Mich., aircraft fires its 30 mm GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling-type cannon while conducting a close air support mission with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, Aug 10... More
Multi-cooperation forces run an exercise approximately
Multi-cooperation forces run an exercise approximately two miles off the coast of Hammond Bay, Lake Huron, during Northern Strike 17 Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2017. In this exercise, multi-cooperation forces including... More
Soldiers of the 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion
Soldiers of the 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion perform sling-load lifts during Northern Strike 18, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich, Aug 11, 2018. Northern Strike 18 is a Nat... More
Staff Sgt. Jory Poquette, 1437th Multi-Role Bridge
Staff Sgt. Jory Poquette, 1437th Multi-Role Bridge Company, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., operates the crane on the M1975 Launcher Vehicle for a dry support bridge mission, Aug 14, 2016, at Camp Grayling, Mich., dur... More
General Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the United
General Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, speaks with General Joseph Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and General Robert Abrams, Commander of United States Army Forces ... More
Staff Sgt. Robert Jacoby, 165th Air Support Operations
Staff Sgt. Robert Jacoby, 165th Air Support Operations Squadron, Savannah, Ga., prepares for a close air support training mission with an A-10 Thunderbolt II, July 29, 2015 at Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Grayli... More
Lithuanian armed forces joint terminal attack controllers
Lithuanian armed forces joint terminal attack controllers coordinate a close air support on an ambush training situation on July 21, 2015, with the 233rd Military Police Company, Springfield, Ill., provide secu... More
Soldiers from the 1437th Multi-Role Bridge Company,
Soldiers from the 1437th Multi-Role Bridge Company, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., sets up the M1975 Launcher Vehicle for a dry support bridge mission, Aug 14, 2016, at Camp Grayling, Mich., during Northern Strike 20... More
Marines from the 2nd Platoon, Company L, 4th Amphibious
Marines from the 2nd Platoon, Company L, 4th Amphibious Assault Vehicle Battalion, Tampa Fl. assault the beach at Lake Margrethe, Camp Grayling, Mich. to rehearse amphibious assault operations., Aug 13, 2016,... More
Soldiers from the 1437th Multi-Role Bridge Company,
Soldiers from the 1437th Multi-Role Bridge Company, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., sets up the M1975 Launcher Vehicle for a dry support bridge mission, Aug 14, 2016, at Camp Grayling, Mich., during Northern Strike 20... More
Marines from the 2nd Platoon, Company L, 4th Amphibious
Marines from the 2nd Platoon, Company L, 4th Amphibious Assault Vehicle Battalion, Tampa Fl. assault the beach at Lake Margrethe, Camp Grayling, Mich. to rehearse amphibious assault operations., Aug 13, 2016,... More
C-130 Hercules from the 120th Airlift Wing, Great Falls,
C-130 Hercules from the 120th Airlift Wing, Great Falls, Mont., 182d Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., 165th Airlift Wing, Savannah, Ga., and A-10 Thunderbolt II from 127th Wing, Selfridge Mich., aircraft are parked ... More
CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the 3-238th General
CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the 3-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, Grand Ledge, Mich., take off after infill of tactical air control party members from the Latvian armed forces and the 169th Air Sup... More
Soldiers from A Company, 125th Infantry Regiment, Detroit,
Soldiers from A Company, 125th Infantry Regiment, Detroit, Michigan conduct tactical movements on a training mission, July 23, 2015, at Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Grayling, Mich., during Northern Strike 2015. ... More
Staff Sgt. Johnathan Santiago walks on top of a C-130
Staff Sgt. Johnathan Santiago walks on top of a C-130 Hercules as he inspects the aircraft prior to an airdrop mission, both the airman and the aircraft are from 165th Airlift Wing, Savannah, Georgia, Aug. 11, ... More
Senior Airman Tyler Trocano, right, a Joint Terminal
Senior Airman Tyler Trocano, right, a Joint Terminal Air Controller from the 148th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. requests close air support from an AH-64 Apache helicopter from Charl... More
Marines from the 2nd Platoon, Company E, 4th Amphibious
Marines from the 2nd Platoon, Company E, 4th Amphibious Assault Vehicle Battalion, Tampa Fl. assault the beach at Lake Margrethe, Camp Grayling, Mich. to rehearse amphibious assault operations., Aug 13, 2016,... More
Soldiers from the 1437th Multi-Role Bridge Company,
Soldiers from the 1437th Multi-Role Bridge Company, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., deploys a Bridge Erection Boat in support of patrolling Lake Margrethe, Camp Grayling, Mich. to cordon off part of the lake for an am... More
Senior Airman Jake Dawson describes the requirements
Senior Airman Jake Dawson describes the requirements for the next airdrop mission with the C-130 Hercules to Senior Master Sgt. Matt Ericson, all men and aircraft are from 182d Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., Aug 1... More
Lt. Col. Steve Corl, 127th Wing Medical Group, a registered
Lt. Col. Steve Corl, 127th Wing Medical Group, a registered nurse for a critical care air transport team, and Staff Sgt. Lindsey Scheips, 163rd Medical Group, a respiratory therapist, work as a team to inspect ... More
Combat search and rescue drill at Northern Strike 19
A HH-60 Pave Hawk from the 101st Rescue Squadron, New York Air National Guard, lands while responding to a simulated combat search and rescue scenario during Northern Strike 19, July 31, 2019, Ubly, Mich. North... More
Tech. Sgt. James Lewis, of the 122nd Security Forces
Tech. Sgt. James Lewis, of the 122nd Security Forces Squadron, Fort Wayne, Ind., checks his bearings before directing members of his squad further as they move through the woods. The squad is taking part in a r... More
Multi-Agency watercraft simulate multiple maritime
Multi-Agency watercraft simulate multiple maritime water range exercise scenarios, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, at Alpena CRTC water range over Lake Huron during exercise Northern Strike 18. Northern Strike 18 is a ... More
Capt. Alan Lockerby, a joint tactical air controller
Capt. Alan Lockerby, a joint tactical air controller from the Air-Land Integration Cell Royal Canadian Air Force, radios with an aircraft to coordinate close air support during Operation Northern Strike 2014 ne... More
Maj. Justin Childers, 169th Airlift Squadron C-130
Maj. Justin Childers, 169th Airlift Squadron C-130 pilot, radios ground weather information to C-130 pilots en-route to drop cargo over the airfield at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 2... More
Medics with the 238th Medical Group, Grand Ledge, MI,
Medics with the 238th Medical Group, Grand Ledge, MI, run through hot-load drills with members of the 110th Attack Wing Medical Group, Battle Creek, MI., at Calcite Quarry, Rogers City, MI., Aug, 7, 2017. The d... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Park, with
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Park, with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Four (HSC-4) “Black Knights” yells to a fellow crewmember while preparing a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter for cleaning during Exe... More
Joint tactical air controllers from the 148th Air Support
Joint tactical air controllers from the 148th Air Support Operations Squadron, Annville, Pa., and Royal Canadian Forces run toward a high-value target location to secure their objective during Operation Norther... More
C-130 Hercules from Alaska, North Carolina, Illinois
C-130 Hercules from Alaska, North Carolina, Illinois and Ohio Air National Guard units land at Alpena Combat Readiness Center, Alpena, Mich., July 19, 2015, in preparation for Exercise Northern Strike 2015. Exe... More
U.S. Navy aircrew, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22,
U.S. Navy aircrew, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22, Norfolk, VA, and Marines, Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, San Antonio, TX, exercise Special Insertion and Extraction (SPIE)... More
The Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center Fire Department
The Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center Fire Department assists fire fighters from the Ohio National Guard, Tennessee National Guard, Latvia, Estonia, and Bulgaria in a night burn training exercise. The fir... More
Members of the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center
Members of the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center fire department, 203rd Red Horse Squadron and Latvian Air Force fire department personnel, secure the aircraft arresting cable after a EA-18G Growler lande... More
Senior Airman Thomas Vamvakos, right, provides cover
Senior Airman Thomas Vamvakos, right, provides cover fire as Senior Airman Patrick Burke runs for cover while on a close air support mission during Operation Northern Strike 2014 near Rogers City, Mich., on Aug... More
Captain Kyle Montgomery from the Regiment d'artillerie
Captain Kyle Montgomery from the Regiment d'artillerie legere du Canada conducts a type 2 control with a fixed wing aircraft while looking through a digital video feed as Latvian armed forces and Canadian joint... More
Staff Sgt. Andrea Villegas, fire protection, 180th
Staff Sgt. Andrea Villegas, fire protection, 180th Fighter Wing, Toledo, Ohio, drives the Stryker fire truck during a training mission at Northern Strike 18, Alpena, MI, Aug. 14, 2018. Northern Strike 18 is a N... More