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200727-Z-ZH169-1114

An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., taxis to a hot-pit maintenance area set up by the 174th Maintenance Group Detachment 1 maintenance team during Northern Strike 20 in Alpena, Mich., July 27, 2020. The 174th MXG Det. 1 is a New York Air National Guard unit located in Ft. Drum, New York. The unit has provided maintenance support to Northern Strike since 2012. Northern Strike is the National Guard Bureau’s largest joint, multi-component exercise and takes place at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in Northern Michigan.

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Northern Strike

A U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, fires a M777 155mm howitzer as part of a direct fire training exercise during Northern Strike 20, Camp Grayling, Michigan, July 25, 2020. The National All Domain Warfighting center in Northern Michigan, of which Camp Graying is a part, is the premier location to replicate the future operating environment, benefiting military readiness. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Adam Parent)

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200121-F-FN125-0101

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey lands at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Jan. 21, 2020 during exercise Emerald Warrior. Emerald Warrior 20-1 provides annual, realistic pre-deployment training encompassing multiple joint operating areas to prepare special operations forces, conventional force enablers, partner nations, and interagency elements to integrate with, and execute full spectrum special operations in an arctic climate, sharpening U.S. forces' abilities to operate around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Hadden)

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National All-Domain Warfighting Center

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Latvian National Armed Forces conduct close air support training with A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., at Grayling Aerial Gunnery Range in Waters, Mich., October 29, 2019. Michigan and Latvia have been linked under the U.S. National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program since 1993. The collaboration between JTACs in the Latvian National Armed Forces and the Michigan Air National Guard has been one of the most productive examples of bilateral defense cooperation in the entire SPP (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson).

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191001-F-VX133-083

Deputy Jed Avery, a K9 officer with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Department, Reed City, Michigan, and his dog Ryker, participate in a K9 training scenario at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., during the National Association of Professional Canine Handler's annual training seminar, Oct. 1, 2019. The Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center is a year-round training facility of the Michigan Air National Guard that provides premier support, instruction, airspace, and multi-domain innovation to Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, coalition, and emergency responders to meet the mission requirements of combatant commanders and civil authorities. (Michigan National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton)

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190930-F-VX133-400

Christopher Topacio, a master K9 trainer with the Oakland County Sherriff’s department in the greater Detroit area, participates in a K9 training scenario at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., during the National Association of Professional Canine Handler's annual training seminar, Sept. 30, 2019. The Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center is a year-round training facility of the Michigan Air National Guard that provides premier support, instruction, airspace, and multi-domain innovation to Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, coalition, and emergency responders to meet the mission requirements of combatant commanders and civil authorities. (Michigan National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton)

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ANG take on swift water training

News Photo by Julie Riddle National guardsmen undergoing swift water rescue training on Thursday find strength in numbers as they charge against the current in a simulation that might someday help them save lives.

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Taking Rescue Training to a New Height

The 178th Wing Fire and Emergency Services out of Ohio conducted emergency rescue tactics while training at the Alpena CRTC.

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190731-Z-SB302-0005

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. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting service members from more than 20 states, multiple service branches and seven coalition countries during the last two weeks of July 2019 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard. The accredited Joint National Training Capability exercise demonstrates the Michigan National Guard’s ability to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea and ground maneuver integration, together with the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Cessna/released)

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190731-Z-AT076-0113

Senior Airman Kiara Rivera Cortes, an aeromedical evacuation technician, and 1st Lt. Jason Lail, flight nurse, both from the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), North Carolina Air National Guard, respond to a patient as part of an exercise evaluation, mid-flight on a 171st Air Refueling Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard, KC-135 Stratotanker, July 30, 2019. Cortes and Lail are part of a joint Air National Guard medical team involving seven states during the Northern Strike 19 exercise. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,700 service members and more than 20 states and seven coalition countries at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena CRTC, both located in Northern Michigan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Anthony J. Lesterson)

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190730-Z-NI803-0354

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Aleprete, a security forces specialist from the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Security Forces Squadron, responds to simulated enemy fire during Northern Strike 19 while training in Rogers City, Mich., July 31, 2019. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting service members from more than 20 states, multiple service branches and numerous coalition countries during the last two weeks of July 2019 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard. The accredited Joint National Training Capability exercise demonstrates the Michigan National Guard’s ability to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, together with the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

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190730-Z-NI803-0753

A joint terminal attack controller from Latvia reacts to enemy fire while on a training mission with Airmen from the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Security Forces Squadron during Northern Strike 19 in Rogers City, Mich., July 30, 2019. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting service members from more than 20 states, multiple service branches and numerous coalition countries during the last two weeks of July 2019 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard. The accredited Joint National Training Capability exercise demonstrates the Michigan National Guard’s ability to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, together with the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

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190728-Z-NI803-0650

U.S. Army Soldiers with the Delaware Army National Guard’s 3-238th Aviation Battalion and U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 821st Contingency Response Group move a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for transport on a C-17 Globemaster III during Northern Strike 19 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 28, 2019. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting service members from more than 20 states, multiple service branches and numerous coalition countries during the last two weeks of July 2019 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard. The accredited Joint National Training Capability exercise demonstrates the Michigan National Guard’s ability to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, together with the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

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190722-Z-NI803-0303

Latvian, Estonian, and Air National Guard firefighters combat a simulated aircraft blaze during Northern Strike 19 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., July 22, 2019. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting service members from more than 20 states, multiple service branches and numerous coalition countries during the last two weeks of July 2019 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard. The accredited Joint National Training Capability exercise demonstrates the Michigan National Guard’s ability to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, together with the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

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NS19

An MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 214th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, is in-flight after recently taking off during Northern Strike 19 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 22, 2019. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,700 service members and more than 20 states and seven coalition countries at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena CRTC, both located in Northern Michigan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ryan Zeski)

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190722-Z-FN720-219

Members of the 214th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, launch recovery element, work together to push an MQ-9 Reaper into a hanger during the Northern Strike19 exercise at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 22, 2019. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,700 service members and more than 20 states and seven coalition countries at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena CRTC, both located in Northern Michigan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ryan Zeski)

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190722-Z-YE885-1780

The Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center Fire Department P-23 Crash truck, an aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicle, assists firefighters from the U.S. National Guard, Estonia, and Latvia in a night burn training exercise during Northern Strike 19 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., July 22, 2019. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting service members from more than 20 states, multiple service branches and numerous coalition countries during the last two weeks of July 2019 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard. The accredited Joint National Training Capability exercise demonstrates the Michigan National Guard’s ability to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, together with the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Benjamin Hughes)

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190721-Z-NI803-1111

A U.S. Air Force A-10C Warthog from the 122nd Fighter Wing sits on the flight line during Northern Strike 19 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., July 21, 2019. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting service members from more than 20 states, multiple service branches and numerous coalition countries during the last two weeks of July 2019 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard. The accredited Joint National Training Capability exercise demonstrates the Michigan National Guard’s ability to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, together with the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

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First time flying in Michigan

An MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 214th Attack Group, Fort Huachuca, Ariz., prepares for flight at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 18, 2019. The MQ-9's historic first launch into Michigan's national airspace comes just ahead of its participation in exercise Northern Strike 19, the DoD's largest annual joint, reserve component readiness event. Northern Strike is a Joint National Training Center accredited exercise, sponsored by the National Guard Bureau, to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for units from all branches of military service to achieve or sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, including the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action, major combat operations environment that is scalable to meet unit resource levels.

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190718-F-VX133-106

MQ-9 Reaper maintenance personnel assigned to the 214th Attack Group, Fort Huachuca, Ariz., celebrate after the MQ-9 makes its initial flight from Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 18, 2019. The MQ-9's historic first launch into Michigan's national airspace comes just ahead of the aircraft's participation in exercise Northern Strike 19, the DoD's largest annual joint, reserve component readiness event. Northern Strike is a Joint National Training Center accredited exercise, sponsored by the National Guard Bureau, to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for units from all branches of military service to achieve or sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, including the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action, major combat operations environment that is scalable to meet unit resource levels.

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