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Michigan Army National Guard

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Michigan Army National Guard
Headquarters, Michigan Army National GuardDistinctive Unit Insignia
Active1862 as state militia
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnited States
Michigan
BranchUnited States Army
Army National Guard
Part ofMichigan National Guard
Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Garrison/HQLansing, MI
Commanders
Adjutant GeneralMajor GeneralPaul D. Rogers
Insignia
Shoulder sleeve insignia

TheMichigan Army National Guardis the Army component of theMichigan National Guardand a reserve component of theUnited States Army.

During theCold War,the 156th Signal Battalion was federalized on 1 October 1962 at its home stations in response to theCuban Missile Crisis.This marked the Michigan National Guard's last call to federal duty for service outside the state for almost 30 years.[1]

In February 2002, the 46th Engineer Group of the Michigan Army National Guard was 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; the107th Engineer Battalionand the 507th Engineer Battalion.[2]

Elements of the107th Engineer Battalionand the 507th Engineer Battalion served with the20th Engineer Brigadein Iraq from November 2004 to October 2005. These units also continued to serve in theWar in Afghanistan,contributing combat engineer companies capable ofroute clearancepatrols. In 2009 several soldiers of the 1431st Engineer Company were severely injured while in combat in east Afghanistan near theKhost-Gardez Pass.In 2012 a soldier of the 507th Engineer Battalion died in combat and several other were injured while conducting aroute clearancepatrol.[3]

Units

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Michigan Army National Guard units include:[4]

Notable former members

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See also

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References

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  1. ^"DMVA - The Tumultuous 1960s".www.michigan.gov.Retrieved21 April2018.
  2. ^Globalsecurity.org
  3. ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-08-08.Retrieved2014-08-02.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^"Units and Leadership".minationalguard.com.Archived fromthe originalon 16 March 2018.Retrieved21 April2018.
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