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21 Northern Strike’s winter iteration exercise, known as Winter Strike, was held for the second time. After attending Northern Strike 20-2 last year, The Wisconsin National Guard’s 120th Field Artillery Regiment wanted more cold-weather, joint fires training this year at Northern Strike 21-1.
For the duration of their training, the Soldiers ate, slept and worked in the field at the Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center. They overcame wind, snow, and single digit temperatures, which are common conditions at northern Michigan’s National All-Domain Warfighting Center in January.
“We typically don’t shoot in the winter, so Winter Strike gives us a better understanding of how to operate in the winter environment” said U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Graham McFarland, 120th FA Regt., section chief. “Learning how to operate in a cold weather environment includes living, dressing, and working with our equipment in the cold.”
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The world headquarters for the Besser Co. is located in Alpena.
Northern Michigan’s climate, geography, and natural resources provide the perfect atmosphere for specific types of industry to thrive.
Here’s a look at what works Up North, and some of the companies pushing the economy:
CEMENT
LaFarge North America, in Alpena, is one of the main cement companies in the region. It was founded about 106 years ago, according to an online pamphlet by the company, and has been going strong ever since.
Jeffery Scott, Alpena plant manager, said the resources in the region help to build the industry up.
21 ALPENA, Mich. – On Tuesday Dec. 15, the first Airmen arrived at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center from around the country as part of the facility’s support for the Headquarters Air Force-led “Restriction of Movement” (ROM) mission.
Alpena CRTC, located in Northern Michigan, was selected earlier this year by the Air Force’s active duty component to serve as an ROM site, which provides a location for Airmen to spend two weeks in a closely controlled environment as a precaution to ensure they do not have COVID-19 before traveling to their overseas assignment.
“This is a very impactful mission in terms of supporting the men and women who are about to deploy and fight our nation’s wars,” said Col. James Rossi, Alpena CRTC commander. “When they arrive here, they are healthy; our mission is to ensure they leave healthy and as physically and mentally prepared for their deployment as possible.”