Soldiers of
the 1440th Firefighter Company, out of Alpena, Mich., and 146th Multifunctional
Medical Battalion, out of Ypsilanti, Mich., prepare to board a C-17 Globemaster
Tactical Transport aircraft at the Alpena Combat Readiness Center on June 23,
2015. When the C-17 landed at Grayling Army Airfield, it made history as the
largest aircraft to land in the years the airfield has operated. (U.S. Army
Photo by Sgt. Chelsea Barber, 126th Press Camp Headquarters)
An Airman
helps guide a Humvee onto a C-17 Globemaster Tactical Transport aircraft at
Selfridge Air National Guard Base on June 23, 2015. Soldiers with the 1171st
Area Support Medical Group out of Selfridge traveled to Battle Creek Air
National Guard base to participate in Northern Exposure 2015. Northern Exposure
is a prepared, partnered protection and recovery mission integrating Michigan
National Guard and civilian emergency response organizations statewide. (U.S.
Army photo by Sgt. Chelsea Barber, 126th Press Camp Headquarters)
A soldier
with the 460th Chemical Company out of Augusta, Mich., and a member of the
Muskegon County HAZMAT team practice decontamination procedures on a role
player during Northern Exposure on June 24, 2015. Northern Exposure is a
prepared, partnered protection and recovery exercise integrating Michigan
National Guard and civilian emergency response organizations statewide.
Interagency teams rehearse deploying and organizing forces to conduct and
sustain life-sustaining and life-saving missions at multiple locations through
Michigan until June 25, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Chelsea Barber, 126th
Press Camp Headquarters)
Staff Sgt.
Angela Weeks, broadcast journalist with the 126th Press Camp Headquarters out
of Augusta, Mich., interviews Brad Hilleary, the chief executive officer of
Webb Chemical on June 25, 2015. Hilleary provided the Michigan National Guard
and civilian emergency response organizations the use of his company's land
during the Northern Exposure exercise this week. Northern Exposure is a
prepared, partnered protection and recovery exercise integrating government and
civilian emergency response organizations to train in disaster recovery, at
multiple locations around the state. (U. S. Army photo by Sgt. Chelsea Barber,
126th Press Camp Headquarters)
Soldiers
with the 460th Chemical Company, out of Augusta, Mich., practice chemical
decontamination procedures on a civilian role player during the Northern
Exposure exercise at Webb Chemical on June 25, 2015. The exercise simulated
emergency response to a nuclear detonation in Grand Rapids, Mich., located
approximately 50 miles east. Northern Exposure is a prepared, partnered
protection and recovery exercise integrating the Michigan National Guard and
civilian emergency response organizations, statewide. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt.
Chelsea Barber, 126th Press Camp Headquarters)
Soldiers
with the 460th Chemical Company, out of Augusta, Mich., practice
decontamination procedures on a civilian role player during Northern Exposure
at Webb Chemical on June 25, 2015. Soldiers were observed by
controller-trainers from U.S. Northern Command during the three-day exercise to
enhance the soldiers' experience. Northern Exposure is a prepared, partnered
protection and recovery exercise integrating the Michigan National Guard and
civilian emergency response organizations, statewide. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt.
Chelsea Barber, 126th Press Camp Headquarters)