An engineer bulldozes a tank trench, supporting the infantry who will later occupy these vehicle-fighting positions. The 1432nd Engineer Company (Horizontal), 2nd Platoon from Kingsford and Iron River, Michigan, is designing the tank trenches along with defensive fighting positions and tank defilades all part of Northern Strike 17. Northern Strike 17 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,000 service members from 13 states and five coalition countries during the first two weeks of August 2017 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Comb
An engineer bulldozes a tank trench, supporting the infantry who will later occupy these vehicle-fighting positions. The 1432nd Engineer Company (Horizontal), 2nd Platoon from Kingsford and Iron River, Michigan, is designing the tank trenches along with defensive fighting positions and tank defilades all part of Northern Strike 17. Northern Strike 17 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,000 service members from 13 states and five coalition countries during the first two weeks of August 2017 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 newly accredited NS17 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. (Michigan National Guard
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