Sgt. Carleeann Smiddy / 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
1-174th ADA Regiment participates in Exercise Northern Strike 25-2
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment were among the approximately 7,500 participants during Exercise Northern Strike 25-2, Aug. 2-16, 2025. Michigan’s largest and longest exercise designed to validate the capabilities of the joint reserve force, Exercise Northern Strike provides realistic, multidomain training to enhance readiness and interoperability. Northern Strike 25-2 was conducted at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center, which encompasses Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center.
William D. Ritter / Blue Grass Army Deport
1484th Transportation Company excels during Operation Patriot Press
Members of the 1484th Transportation Company carried out storage reform at Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky during their two-week annual training in July 2025 by participating in Operation Patriot Press, a large-scale logistics exercise that offers realistic training opportunities for Army Reserve, National Guard and active-duty Soldiers to improve their logistical skills and readiness.
Sgt. Olivia Lauer / 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
1-137th Aviation Regiment Soldiers sharpen essential skills during AT
Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment take part in annual training at Camp Grayling in Grayling, Mich., June 1-14, 2025. Annual training enhances unit readiness and capabilities by executing essential missions such as aerial door gunnery, sling load operations and other tactical exercises.
Staff Sgt. Thomas Moeger / Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Pinn leaves legacy as Medal of Honor recipient
First Sgt. Robert Pinn served in Company I of the 5th United States Colored Troops, also known as the 127th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. On Sept. 29, 1864, during the Battle of New Market Heights, Va., Pinn took command of his company after all the officers had been killed or wounded and gallantly led it through the battle. For his actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. In August 2025, Fort Walker, Va., formerly Fort A.P. Hill, was redesignated as Fort A.P. Hill again, this time in recognition of Medal of Honor recipients Pvt. Bruce Anderson, Pinn and Lt. Col. Edward Hill. Pinn’s legacy lives on as part of the installation’s revived name.
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Staff Sgt. Olivia Lauer / 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
112th Engineer Battalion Soldiers hone skills during Camp Grayling AT
Soldiers with 112th Engineer Battalion practiced overall Soldier tasks as well as job-specific skillsets during their two weeks of annual training in June 2026 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Grayling, Mich. In addition to common tasks including weapons qualification and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) training, the engineers conducted urban demolition breaching (pictured), which is crucial for enabling safe and rapid entry into contested or fortified structures, ensuring freedom of movement and mission success in urban combat environments.
Sgt. Grace Nechanicky / U.S. Army Central Public Affairs
174th ADA Soldiers take part in live-fire exercise during BRIGHT STAR 25 in Egypt
Soldiers assigned to 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade perform a final systems check on a FIM-92 Stinger missile in preparation for a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX) during BRIGHT STAR 25 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt, Sept. 9, 2025. Exercise BRIGHT STAR 25 was a multilateral U.S. Central Command field training and command post exercise and senior leader seminar, held in the Egypt along with over 40 additional partner nations with the goal of strengthening military-to-military relationships and enhancing regional security between U.S. forces and partner nations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility.
