The Michigan Army National Guard is the Army component of the

Michigan National Guard The Michigan National Guard consists of the Michigan Army National Guard and the Michigan Air National Guard. The State adjutant general is Major general Paul D. Rogers. Units Michigan Army National Guard units include: * Recruiting Office: Bay ...

and a reserve component of the

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. During the

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only the 156th Signal Battalion was federalized on 1 October 1962 at its home stations in response to the

Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis (of 1962) ( es, Crisis de Octubre) in Cuba, the Caribbean Crisis () in Russia, or the Missile Scare, was a 35-day (16 October – 20 November 1962) confrontation between the United S ...

. This marked the Michigan National Guard's last call to federal duty for service outside the state for almost 30 years. From February 2002, the 46th Engineer Group of the Michigan Army National Guard, had been reorganized and redesignated as the Engineer Brigade, 38th Infantry Division. Prior to the reorganization, the 46th Engineer Group consisted of a Group Headquarters and two battalions; the 107th Engineer Battalion and the 507th Engineer Battalion. Elements of the 107th Engineer Battalion and the 507th Engineer Battalion served with the

20th Engineer Brigade The 20th Engineer Brigade is a combat engineer brigade assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps of the United States Army stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Although the brigade was identified as an airborne unit, not all of its subordinate un ...

in Iraq from November 2004 to October 2005. These units also continued to serve in the

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contributing combat engineer companies capable of Route Clearance patrols. In 2009 several soldiers of the 1431st Engineer Company were severely injured while in combat in east Afghanistan near the

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. In 2012 a soldier of the 507th Engineer Battalion died in combat and several other were injured while conducting a route clearance patrol.

Units

Michigan Army National Guard units include: *177th Regional Training Institute -

Augusta, MI Augusta is a village in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 885 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The village is mostly within Ross Township, Michigan, Ross Township, though ...

*126th Press Camp Headquarters - Augusta *Recruiting & Retention Battalion -

Lansing, MI Lansing () is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, makin ...

**1208th Military Intelligence Platoon - Taylor, MI *51st Civil Support Team - Augusta *State Medical Detachment -

Detroit, MI Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the ...

*Detachment 15 Operational Support Airlift - Lansing *Fort Custer Training Center - Augusta *Joint Maneuver Training Center (JMTC) - Grayling, MI *1208th Engineering Survey & Design Team - Lansing *1999th AQ Detachment *1146th Judge Advocate General Detachment - Lansing *Detachment 1, 505th Judge Advocate General - Lansing *63rd Troop Command - Belmont, MI Organized in 2006 from the re-stationed 63rd Troop Command based at Jackson, Michigan; the 63rd Brigade in Wyoming assumed control of Michigan's Combat Arms Battalions on September 1. The units that make up the "Spartan" Brigade have individual unit history dating back to the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

. The 63rd Brigade designation itself dates from the 63rd Brigade of the 32nd Infantry Division (United States), first formed during

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. **

125th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia

1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment -

Flint, MI Flint is the largest city and seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States. Located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit, it is a principal city within the region known as Mid Michigan. At the 2020 census, Flint had a population of ...

***Company A - Detroit ***Company B -

Saginaw, MI Saginaw () is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw and Saginaw County are both in the area known as Mid-Michigan. Saginaw is adjacent to Saginaw Charter Township and considered part of Greater ...

****Detachment 1 – Alpena, MI ***Company C - Wyoming ***Company D - Big Rapids, MI ***Company F, 237 BSB - Bay City ** 126th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia

3rd Battalion,

126th Infantry Regiment The 126th Infantry Regiment ("Second Michigan") is a United States military unit of the Michigan Army National Guard. The 126th was originally an infantry regiment, then was converted into an armoured role, and then was converted to a light ca ...

- Wyoming ***Company A –

***Company B -

Wyoming, MI Wyoming is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 76,501 at the 2020 census. Wyoming is the second most-populated community in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is bordered by Grand Rapids on the northea ...

***Company C -

Dowagiac, MI Dowagiac ( ) is a city in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,879 at the 2010 census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Dowagiac is situated at the corner of four townsh ...

***Company D -

Cadillac, MI Cadillac ( ) is a city in and county seat of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,371 at the 2020 census, which ranks it the third most-populated city in the Northern Michigan region after Traverse City and Alp ...

***Company I - 237th BSB -

1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment - Lansing ***Battery A -

Port Huron, MI Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administered separately. Located along the St. Clair ...

***Battery B -

Alma, MI Alma is the largest city in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,383 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated as the Village of Alma in 1872 and became a city in 1905. Alma hosts the annual Highland Festival on Memor ...

***Battery C -

Albion, MI Albion is a city in Calhoun County in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,616 at the 2010 census and is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area. The earliest English ...

***119th Support Company - Augusta ** 182 FA Rgt DUI

1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment - Detroit ***Battery A - Detroit ***Battery B - Bay City ***Battery C - Lansing ***182nd Support Company – Detroit ***Detachment 2 – Wyoming * 272 RSG

272nd Regional Support Group ** 1225th Cmd Sustainment Support Battalion - Detroit ***1071st Maintenance Company - Grayling ***1072nd Maintenance Company - Detroit ***1073rd Maintenance Company -

Greenville, MI Greenville is a city in Montcalm County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,816 at the 2020 census. History Greenville is named after its founder, John Green, who settled in the wilderness of the southwest part of Montcalm Coun ...

***464th Quartermaster Company –

Lapeer, MI Lapeer ( ') is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Lapeer County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,841. Most of the city was incorporated from land that was formerly in Lapeer Township, though portions w ...

246th Transportation Battalion -

Jackson, MI Jackson is the only city and county seat of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534, down from 36,316 at the 2000 census. Located along Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 127, it is approxi ...

***1460th Transportation Company -

Midland, MI Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Michigan. The city's population was 42,547 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Midland Micropolitan Statistical Area, part of the larger Saginaw-Midland-Bay City Comb ...

***1461st Transportation Company - Jackson ****Detachment 1 - Augusta ***1462nd Transportation Company -

Howell, MI Howell is the largest city and county seat of Livingston County, Michigan. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the city had a population of 9,489. The city is mostly surrounded by Howell Township, Michigan, Howell Township, but the ...

***1463rd Transportation Company - Wyoming ****Detachment 1 – Sturgis, MI **146th Multifunctional Medical Battalion - Ypsilanti ***1171st Medical Company - Ypsilanti * 238 Avn Rgt DUI

3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment -

Grand Ledge, MI Grand Ledge is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city lies mostly within Eaton County, though a small portion extends into Clinton County to the north. The city sits above the Grand River 12.7 miles (20.4 kilometers) west of downtown La ...

** Company B – Selfridge *** Detachment 1 ** Company C - Grand Ledge *** Detachment 1 ** Company D - Grand Ledge ** Company E - Grand Ledge * 112 Avn Rgt DUI

1st Battalion, 112th Aviation Regiment ** Company B at Grand Ledge * 147 Avn Rgt DUI

1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment ** HHC *** Detachment 1 at Grand Ledge ** Company B at Grand Ledge ** Company C at Grand Ledge ** Company D *** Detachment 1 at Grand Ledge ** Company E *** Detachment 1 at Grand Ledge ** 351 Aviation Support ***Company B **** Detachment 2 at Grand Ledge * 46MPCmdSSI

46th Military Police Command - Lansing * 177MBBDESSI

177th Military Police Brigade – Taylor, MI **210th Military Police Battalion - Taylor ***1775th Military Police Company -

Pontiac, MI Pontiac ( ') is a city in and the county seat of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 61,606. A northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Pontiac is about northwest of Detroit. Founde ...

***1776th Military Police Company - Taylor ***144th Military Police Company -

Corunna, MI Corunna ( ''CORE-UN-NUH'') is a city and county seat of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,497 at the 2010 census. The city is surrounded by Caledonia Charter Township and is slightly east of the city of Owo ...

***46th Military Police Company - Cheboygan, MI **777th Military Police Detachment - Taylor **156th Expeditionary Signal Battalion ***Company A, 156 ESB,

Wyoming, Michigan Wyoming is a city in Kent County, Michigan, Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 76,501 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Wyoming is the second most-populated community in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area ...

***Company B, 156 ESB,

Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo ( ) is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2010 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 74,262. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolit ...

***Company C, 156 ESB,

Howell, Michigan Howell is the largest city and county seat of Livingston County, Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 9,489. The city is mostly surrounded by Howell Township, but the two are administered autonomously. Howell is part o ...

*** HQ, 156 ESB,

**631st Troop Command - Lansing ***Company D (MICO), 837th BEB, 37th BCT - Lansing ***460th Chemical Company - Augusta ***126th Army Band – Wyoming * 107 Eng Bn DUI

107th Engineer Battalion - Ishpeming, MI **1430th Engineer Company - Traverse City, MI ***Detachment 1 -

Marquette, MI Marquette ( ) is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,629 at the 2020 United States Census, which makes it the largest city in the Upper Peninsula. Marquette serves as the seat of government of Marquett ...

**1431st Engineer Company - Calumet, MI ***Detachment 1 - Baraga, MI **1432nd Engineer Company - Kingsford, MI ***Detachment 1 -

Iron River, MI Iron River is a city in Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,029. The city is situated at the southeast corner of Iron River Township, but is administratively autonomous. Iron River is the ...

**1437th Engineer Company -

Sault Ste. Marie, MI Sault Ste. Marie ( ') is the only city in, and county seat of, Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. With a population of 13,337 at the 2020 census, it is the second-most populated city in the Upper Peninsula after Marquette. It ...

*507th Engineer Battalion - Kalamazoo **1433rd Engineer Company (SAPPER) - Augusta **1434th Engineer Company - Ypsilanti **1436th Engineer Company - Montague, MI ***1440th Engineer Detachment - Grayling ***1439th Engineer Detachment - Grayling ***1442nd Engineer Detachment - Grayling **745th Explosive Ordnance Disposal - Grayling

Notable former members

Rosemarie Aquilina Rosemarie Elizabeth Aquilina (born April 25, 1958) is an American judge. She is a judge of the 30th circuit court in Ingham County, Michigan. Previously, Aquilina was the 55th District Court Judge, where she served as both a Sobriety Court Jud ...

, judge of the 30th circuit court in Ingham County, Michigan * Tom Barrett, member of the Michigan Senate *

Kerry Bentivolio Kerry Bentivolio (born October 6, 1951) is an American politician and educator who is the former United States Representative for , in office from 2013 to 2015. Bentivolio, a Republican, defeated Democratic nominee Syed Taj, a physician, in th ...

, former United States Representative for Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2013 to 2015 *

Jerry Cannon Nelson "Jerry" Cannon is a retired military general and the former sheriff of Kalkaska County, Michigan. In 2014, Cannon ran for Congress in Michigan's 1st congressional district, losing to Dan Benishek. Cannon is a member of the Democratic Party ...

, retired Major General *

Marc Cayce Marc Cayce (born July 8, 1966) is an American film writer, director, and producer. His First film '' Nikita Blues'' was selected for the HBO Short Film Competition at the Acapulco Black Film Festival in Acapulco, Mexico. Due to Nikita Blue ...

, American film writer, director, and producer. * Louis Chapin Covell, United States army officer and businessman *

Valde Garcia Valdemar "Valde" Garcia (born 1958) is an American politician who served as a member of the Michigan Senate from 2003 to 2010 and Michigan House of Representatives from 1999 to 2001. Early life and education Garcia was born in St. Johns, Michi ...

, member of the Michigan Senate from 2003 to 2010 * Alvin H. Kukuk, member of the

Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2010 ...

from 1993 through 1998. *

Harry Lovejoy Rogers Harry Lovejoy Rogers (January 29, 1867 – December 12, 1925) was an officer in the United States Army. A specialist in quartermaster and food service activities, Rogers attained the rank of major general, and was most notable for his service as ...

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from 1918 to 1922. * J. Sumner Rogers, founder and longtime superintendent of the

Michigan Military Academy The Michigan Military Academy, also known as M.M.A., was an all-boys military prep school in Orchard Lake Village, Oakland County, Michigan. It was founded in 1877 by J. Sumner Rogers and closed in 1908 due to bankruptcy. Some journalists hav ...

* Paul D. Rogers, 34th adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard. *

John B. Sosnowski John Bartholomew Sosnowski (December 8, 1883 – July 16, 1968) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Sosnowski was born in a Polish family in Detroit, Michigan, and attended the parochial and Army schools. During the Spanish–Ameri ...

, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan * Leonard C. Ward, Brigadier General, Chief of the Army Division (now Director of the Army National Guard) at the National Guard Bureau.

References

External links

* Globalsecurity.org
Michigan Army National Guard

Official website
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1862 establishments in Michigan

Units

Notable former members

See also

References

External links