The Real Michigan Army National Guard Ypsilanti Armory and the U.S. ARMY 146TH MEDICAL BATTALION
The 146th Medical Battalion is a unit in the Michigan Army National Guard and the first unit in any component of the United States Army to become a Multifunctional Medical Battalion. It is assigned to the Michigan ARNG’s Region 1 and is headquartered at Ypsilanti. In July 2009, it was awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation for its service in Iraq between 24 September 2006 and 15 September 2007 as the first completely transformed Multifunctional Medical Battalion forward deployed in support of combat operations, where it provided outstanding medical care across the entire theater of operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
YPSILANTI ARMORY
7400 S HURON RIVER DR
YPSILANTI, MI 48197
Michigan Army NG Ypsilanti Armory
1171st Medical Company
Under the command of the 146th Med Bn
The following video featuring Capt. Danielle Hannah 1171th MCAS, Ypsilanti, Mich. explains the events that her unit does during a Mass Casualty Event on Aug. 14, 2022 during Northern Strike at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Grayling, Mich. Northern Strike is designated to challenge over 7,400 service members with multiple forms of training that advances interoperability across multicomponent, multinational and interagency partners.
Michigan Army National Guard
The Dual Mission of the National Guard: Serving the State and the Nation
The National Guard is unique in the fact we are the only branch of the U.S. Military that has a dual mission: Serve as a reserve component of the Army, and serve the state to respond during state of emergencies as declared by the governor.
Unlike the Army reserve, where there is one component with the President as the Commander in Chief, there are actually 54 National Guards within the U.S.: One for each state and 4 territories (District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.Virgin Islands). The Michigan Army National Guard is indigenous to the state of Michigan and our Commander in Chief is the Governor of the State of Michigan. The governor activates the Michigan Army National Guard in order to protect the lives and property of Michigan citizens during state emergencies such as winter storms, tornados, or civil disturbances.
The President of the United States can request the individual state’s National Guard in times of national emergencies. In fact, several Michigan National Guard Soldiers were deployed to New Orleans, LA in order to help victims of hurricane Katrina.
Notwithstanding our mission to Michigan, we act as an important role in our Nation’s defense. In fact, the National Guard as a whole contains over 50% of the U.S. Army’s combat power. The National Guard has been deployed to every major conflict in U.S. history. Michigan National Guard Soldiers have deployed and continue to proudly serve our country as defenders of liberty.
