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Aug. 8, 2024
185th Air Refueling Wing Airmen learn to use the RTIC aboard the KC-135R Stratotanker

U.S. airmen with the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, train to operate the Real Time Information in the Cockpit system on the KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft during Exercise Northern Strike 24-2 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center.
Aug. 2, 2024
Northern Strike Returns to Michigan

Northern Strike 24-2, one of the Department of Defense’s largest reserve component readiness exercises, is scheduled to take place across Michigan from August 3-17, 2024.
July 14, 2024
US Navy Silent Swarm 24 Exercise to get underway at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), based in Crane, Indiana is the lead agency for Silent Swarm 24, taking place July 15-26 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) in Alpena, Michigan.
July 12, 2024
Whitefoot takes command of Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center

U.S. Air Force Col. Michael C. Whitefoot took command of the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center during a ceremony at the CRTC on July 12, 2024, ending Col. James Rossi’s nearly four-year tenure at the base.
June 18, 2024
Military drones exercise in vicinity of Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center

Alpena, Mich. - The Michigan National Guard’s Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center will host an annual training exercise that will cause an increase in local air traffic within a five-mile radius of the installation beginning June 19, 2024.The exercise activities will take place weekdays between
May 24, 2024
Emergency Managers prove agility in regional training event

In the face of the Great Power Competition, Airmen have been charged to consider how agile combat employment aligns with their own career fields. This is true of 56 Air National Guard Emergency Management Airmen as demonstrated in a recent training event held at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training
April 16, 2024
Michigan National Guard enhances capabilities through alliance with Swedish air force

Members of Headquarters Air Force and the swedish air force visited joint facilities for all-weather training to discuss new opportunities for multilateral training.
Aug. 11, 2023
Alpena Airmen Serve as Boat Crew to Support All Domain Operations during Northern Strike 2023

Airmen at the base use a 25-foot Boston Whaler boat to facilitate operations on Lake Huron and support a wide range of training scenarios and have a small group of enlisted Airmen who serve as captains and crew of the vessel.
Aug. 4, 2023
NSWC Crane leads Silent Swarm electromagnetic spectrum experimentation event

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) led Silent Swarm 2023, a two-week experimentation event to further develop early-stage Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) capabilities. Silent Swarm 2023 was sponsored by the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and
June 15, 2023
Relative Risk Site Evaluation at Alpena CRTC

The Air Force completed the Relative Risk Site Evaluation (RRSE) for the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Michigan, to support sequencing of environmental restoration work. When the term "Air Force" is used in this public notice, it includes the Air National Guard.

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