Two members of the Ishpeming-based, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 107th Engineer Battalion, Michigan National Guard, Freddi Clifton (of Hancock) and Mark Zeman (of Marquette), were promoted to the rank of sergeant earlier this year in recognition of their dedicated service to their unit and the Michigan National Guard. Clifton is a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and […]

Spc. Courtney Chapman of Saugatuck officially reenlisted  on July 14, 2016 at  the Kalamazoo-based Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 507th Engineer Battalion, Michigan Army National Guard. In addition to the six years she has already completed with HHC, she committed to serve her state and nation for two more years. Chapman is currently a human resource […]

The airfield at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, as well as the conference center building at the base, are named for a prominent son of Alpena who was an early American combat pilot. William Collins, Phelps’ father, was the president of the Alpena Manufacturing Company, which produced an automobile called the Alpena Flyer, from […]

Col. Arthur Addleman was sworn in as the Inspector General for the Michigan National Guard by the Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Greg Vadnais, during a brief ceremony held at the Joint Forces Headquarters in Lansing, Michigan on August 1, 2016. Addelman will report directly to the adjutant general and is responsible for overseeing the IG-related […]

Patrick Mayabb, the equal opportunity officer for the Michigan National Guard, was promoted to lieutenant colonel on July 28, 2016, at the Reserve Forces Support Center in Lansing, Michigan. In attendance to pin on his new rank was his wife, Lori Mayabb. Mayabb, a veteran of the Iraq war, enlisted into the Missouri Army National […]