Dec. 8-14th
Good Morning,
It will continue to be very quiet around Camp Grayling Training areas and ranges. There are no scheduled small arms ranges scheduled for the next few weeks. The only range that will have any activity will be Range 40 also known as the Air to Ground range. There will be periodic fixed wing aircraft in the area from time to time.
The roads and trails up near the MPRC/Range 30 complex will continue to be open to the public. Please respect any closed gates and do not enter these areas for your safety. If you feel a gate is closed in error, please call Camp Grayling Headquarters at (989)344-6100 to verify the closure of the gate.
The next RAB meeting will be held on Wednesday December 11th from 10:00am-12:00pm @ the Frederic Township Hall, 6470 Manistee Street Frederic, MI 49733. If persons are looking for the most current information on the PFAS Water Contamination investigation, visit the brand new Camp Grayling Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) Homepage: https://libguides.kirtland.edu/grayling_pfas.
ATTENTION: The next couple of weekends our Units that call Camp Grayling their "Home" station will be completing their monthly required "Drill" weekend. Local businesses and restaurants may see a slight increase in foot traffic within their establishments during these timeframes.
I will do my best to keep everyone informed. If you are out near any of our training areas or ranges and see something that needs our attention, please contact me.
Respectfully,
SFC Jeremie A. Mead
HRO Remote / Community Relations Specialist
Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center
Office Phone: (989)344-6100
Cell Phone: (517)899-4042
Jeremie.a.mead.mil@mail.mil
Website: http://minationalguard.dodlive.mil/camp-grayling/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/campgraylingmi
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mi_ng/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/michiganguard
Dec. 1-7
Good Afternoon Everyone,
It will continue to be very quiet around Camp Grayling Training areas and ranges in the coming holiday weeks. There are no scheduled small arms ranges scheduled for the next few weeks. The only range that will have any activity will be Range 40 also known as the Air to Ground range. There will be periodic fixed wing aircraft in the area from time to time.
The roads and trails up near the MPRC/Range 30 complex will continue to be open to the public. Please respect any closed gates and do not enter these areas for your safety. If you feel a gate is closed in error, please call Camp Grayling Headquarters at (989)344-6100 to verify the closure of the gate.
The next RAB meeting will be held on Wednesday December 11th from 10:00am-12:00pm @ the Frederic Township Hall, 6470 Manistee Street Frederic, MI 49733. If persons are looking for the most current information on the PFAS Water Contamination investigation, visit the brand new Camp Grayling Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) Homepage: https://libguides.kirtland.edu/grayling_pfas. A special thank you to Kirtland Community College and our RAB board for thinking "outside the box" and providing the most current "LOCAL" information regarding the PFOS/PFOA Water Investigation.
I will do my best to keep everyone informed. If you are out near any of our training areas or ranges and see something that needs our attention, please contact me.
Everyone out here at Camp Grayling Maneuver Training center would like to wish everyone and their families a very pleasant and safe Thanksgiving holiday.
Respectfully,
SFC Jeremie A. Mead
HRO Remote / Community Relations Specialist
Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center
Office Phone: (989)344-6100
Cell Phone: (517)899-4042
Jeremie.a.mead.mil@mail.mil
November 24-30th
Good Morning Everyone,
It will continue to be very quiet around Camp Grayling Training areas and ranges the next few weeks. There are no scheduled small arms ranges scheduled for the next couple of weeks. The only range that will have any activity will be Range 40 also known as the Air to Ground range. There will be periodic fixed wing aircraft in the area from time to time.
The roads and trails up near the MPRC/Range 30 complex will continue to be open to the public. Please respect any closed gates and do not enter these areas for your safety. If you feel a gate is closed in error, please call Camp Grayling Headquarters at (989)344-6100 to verify the closure of the gate.
The next RAB meeting will be held on Wednesday December 11th from 10:00am-12:00pm @ the Grayling Township Hall. If persons are looking for the most current information on the PFAS Water Contamination investigation, visit the Michigan PFAS Response Action Team (MPART) website, www.michigan.gov/pfasresponse.
I will do my best to keep everyone informed. If you are out near any of our training areas or ranges and see something that needs our attention, please contact me.
Respectfully,
SFC Jeremie A. Mead
HRO Remote / Community Relations Specialist
Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center
Office Phone: (989)344-6100
Cell Phone: (517)899-4042
Jeremie.a.mead.mil@mail.mil
Website: http://minationalguard.dodlive.mil/camp-grayling/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/campgraylingmi
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mi_ng/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/michiganguard
November 17-23rd
Good Morning Everyone,
It will continue to be very quiet around Camp Grayling Training areas and ranges the next few weeks. There are no scheduled small arms ranges scheduled for the next couple of weeks. The only range that will have any activity will be Range 40 also known as the Air to Ground range. There will be periodic fixed wing aircraft in the area from time to time.
The roads and trails up near the MPRC/Range 30 complex will continue to be open to the public. Please respect any closed gates and do not enter these areas for your safety. If you feel a gate is closed in error, please call Camp Grayling Headquarters at (989)344-6100 to verify the closure of the gate.
A pretty cool story ran on a Downstate News station on Monday I thought I would share with the group. It shows that Camp Grayling is more than a Military training facility. Our local Law enforcement and first responders train here as well. Click on the link for more information; https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/defenders/2019/11/11/oakland-county-deputies-visit-military-training-facility-to-practice-emergency-situations.
If persons are looking for the most current information on the PFAS Water Contamination investigation, visit the Michigan PFAS Response Action Team (MPART) website, www.michigan.gov/pfasresponse.
I will do my best to keep everyone informed. If you are out near any of our training areas or ranges and see something that needs our attention, please contact me. Good Luck to all of you Deer hunters! Camp Grayling leadership and I wish you a successful and safe hunt this year!
Respectfully,
SFC Jeremie A. Mead
HRO Remote / Community Relations Specialist
Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center
Office Phone: (989)344-6100
Cell Phone: (517)899-4042
Jeremie.a.mead.mil@mail.mil
Website: http://minationalguard.dodlive.mil/camp-grayling/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/campgraylingmi
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mi_ng/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/michiganguard
November 10-16th
Good Afternoon Everyone,
It will very quiet around Camp Grayling Training areas and ranges the next few weeks. There are no scheduled small arms ranges scheduled for the next couple of weeks. The only range that will have any activity will be Range 40 also known as the Air to Ground range. There will be periodic fixed wing aircraft in the area from time to time.
The roads and trails up near the MPRC/Range 30 complex will continue to be open to the public. Please respect any closed gates and do not enter these areas for your safety. If you feel a gate is closed in error, please call Camp Grayling Headquarters at (989)344-6100 to verify the closure of the gate.
Local businesses and restaurants in the area may see an increase of foot traffic this week, as Camp Grayling is hosting the Initial Planning Conference for Northern Strike 2020, November 5-7, 2019. We will have a lot of folks here from many of the different Units that will take part at next year's Northern Strike Exercise.
The next public Restoration Advisory Board meeting will be Thursday, November 6th, beginning at 10am – 12pm at the Grayling Township offices. If persons are looking for the most current information on the PFAS Water Contamination investigation, visit the Michigan PFAS Response Action Team (MPART) website, www.michigan.gov/pfasresponse.
I will do my best to keep everyone informed. If you are out near any of our training areas or ranges and see something that needs our attention, please contact me. Good Luck to all of you Deer hunters! Camp Grayling leadership and I wish you a successful and safe hunt this year!
Respectfully,
SFC Jeremie A. Mead
Community Relations Specialist
Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center
Office Phone: (989)344-6100
Cell Phone: (517)899-4042
Jeremie.a.mead.mil@mail.milNovember 3-9th
The weekend of November 2nd and 3rd will be our last “busy” training weekend out here at Camp Grayling for the 2019 year. Most of the Units and Law Enforcement
will be utilizing some of our “South” camp ranges.
The roads and trails up near the MPRC/Range 30 complex will continue to be open to the public. There may be some periodic timeframes the gates will be closed but they should not be closed for very long. As we make our way into the fall hunting season, we will try and accommodate and keep our training areas and ranges open. However, there will be times when some of them will be closed off to civilians. Please respect any closed gates and do not enter these areas for your safety. If you feel a gate is closed in error, please call Camp Grayling Headquarters at (989)344-6100 to verify the closure of the gate.
Additionally, there will be a lot of activity taking place out at the Grayling Army Airfield. First, there are more monitoring wells being installed along airfield property line, and additional monitoring being dug throughout the community. The "Mobile" testing lab will be here this week to speed up the return time for results of the water samples collected. This is a new technology and water samples will continue to be sent to a permanent lab to verify the "Mobile" labs results during this testing phase. Secondly, there will be some testing of a new piece of firefighting equipment this weekend November 2-3. This pressure calibration and demonstration will use a dry chemical called Purple K. Purple K does not contain PFAS. Purple K is the same dry chemical agent used in many 9 pound fire extinguishers. Purple K contains potassium bicarbonate, mica, magnesium aluminum silicate, methyl hydrogen polysiloxane and purple pigment. An onlooker without this information might mis-interpret the dispersion of Purple K for something more harmful to humans and the environment. Also, as it is discharged, it might look like pink or white foam to an on-looker. If anyone would like more information regarding Purple K please contact Camp Grayling Headquarters.
The next public Restoration Advisory Board meeting will be Monday, November 6th, beginning at 10am – 12pm at the Grayling Township offices. If persons are looking for the most current information on the PFAS Water Contamination investigation, visit the Michigan PFAS Response Action Team (MPART) website, www.michigan.gov/pfasresponse.
I will do my best to keep everyone informed. If you are out near any of our training areas or ranges and see something that needs our attention, please contact me.
Respectfully,
SFC Jeremie A. Mead
Community Relations Specialist
Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center
Office Phone: (989)344-6100
Cell Phone: (517)899-4042
Jeremie.a.mead.mil@mail.mil
JULY 21-27
CORRECTION: Beginning on July 24th, 2019, the Air Force will begin dropping the 500lb bombs (24JUL2019-26JUL2019) @ the Range 40 complex, also known as the Air to Ground range. The Air force also has alternate days of August 1st and 2nd if July 24-26 has any bad weather that the fixed wing aircraft would not be able to fly in. Correction is highlighted in the new attached PSA. Thank you for the folks who caught the mixed up dates!! I truly appreciate it, and I apologize for any confusion.
-----Original Message-----
From: Mead, Jeremie A SFC USARMY NG MIARNG (USA)
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2019 2:25 PM
Subject: PSA July 21st - 27th (Range Firing Schedule)
Good Afternoon Everyone,
Northern Strike 2019 is here and is full swing! This is the last large training exercise for the season. Units from all over the world have reported to Camp Grayling for this year’s Northern Strike exercise.
The small and large range safety fans will be in effect for majority part of July, keeping most of the roads and trails closed up near the MPRC/Range 30 complex. Near each gate there will be a notice spelling out when the gate was closed and an expected date of when the gate will be reopened. Please respect all closed gates and do not enter these areas for your safety. If you feel a gate is closed in error, please call Camp Grayling Headquarters at (989)344-6100 to verify the closure of the gate.
ATTENTION: Beginning on July 24th, 2019, the Air Force will begin dropping the 500lb bombs (24JUL2019-26JUL2019) @ the Range 40 complex, also known as the Air to Ground range. The Air force also has alternate days of August 1st and 2nd if July 24-26 has any bad weather that the fixed wind aircraft would not be able to fly in.
The Grayling Army Airfield will also be very busy. From time to time very large C-130 fixed wing aircraft will be landing and taking off. There are nine scheduled departures and landings beginning tomorrow, July 16th, 2019 until July 29th, 2019.
August 1st, 2019 out at Kirtlland Community College there will be an PFAS water Investigation Update. The attached flyer has more information. Please share throughout the community and with your neighbors.
I will do my best to keep everyone informed. If you are out near any of our training areas or ranges and see something that needs our attention, please contact me. Thank you to everyone who helps and shares these Range reports to keep our community neighbors informed, I really appreciate it!
Respectfully,
SFC Jeremie A. Mead
Community Relations Specialist
Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center Office Phone: (989)344-6100 Cell Phone: (517)899-4042 Jeremie.a.mead.mil@mail.mil
Website: http://minationalguard.dodlive.mil/camp-grayling/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/campgraylingmi
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mi_ng/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/michiganguard
July 28- Aug. 3
Good Afternoon Everyone,
Northern Strike 2019 will reach its peak this week as the exercise comes to a culminating event out at Range 40’s Air to Ground range. Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, and even some Seamen will come together with a “Joint” fires mission the last few days of the exercise. Northern Strike 2019 will be wrapping up towards the end of the week, as units begin to travel out of the field to cantonment to clean and maintain their equipment, and then begin packing up and heading back to home station. BUSINESSES: Soldiers, Airmen, Seamen, and possibly some Marines may be granted the opportunity to come downtown. If I had to take an educated guess that time may be towards the end of this week (Marathon week), and some may come through your businesses early next week? I will do my best and keep everyone inform and if I hear of a large Unit being released to go downtown Grayling and the surrounding communities I will let everyone know.
The small and large range safety fans will be in effect for the rest of July, keeping most of the roads and trails closed up near the MPRC/Range 30 complex. Near each gate there will be a notice spelling out when the gate was closed and an expected date of when the gate will be reopened. Please respect all closed gates and do not enter these areas for your safety. If you feel a gate is closed in error, please call Camp Grayling Headquarters at (989)344-6100 to verify the closure of the gate.
ATTENTION: Beginning on July 24th, 2019, the Air Force will begin dropping the 500lb bombs for a two week period (24JUL2019-26JUL2019) @ the Range 40 complex, also known as the Air to Ground range. The Air force also has alternate days of August 1st and 2nd if July 24-26 has any bad weather that the fixed wind aircraft would not be able to fly in.
The Grayling Army Airfield will also be very busy. From time to time very large C-130 fixed wing aircraft will be landing and taking off. There are nine scheduled departures and landings beginning July 16th, 2019 until July 29th, 2019.
August 1st, 2019 out at Kirtlland Community College there will be an PFAS water Investigation Update. The attached flyer has more information. Please share throughout the community and with your neighbors.
I will do my best to keep everyone informed. If you are out near any of our training areas or ranges and see something that needs our attention, please contact me. Good luck next week getting through "Marathon Week", and thank you to everyone who helps and shares these Range reports to keep our community neighbors informed, I really appreciate it!
Respectfully,
SFC Jeremie A. Mead
Community Relations Specialist
Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center
Office Phone: (989)344-6100
Cell Phone: (517)899-4042
Jeremie.a.mead.mil@mail.mil
Website: http://minationalguard.dodlive.mil/camp-grayling/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/campgraylingmi
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mi_ng/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/michiganguard
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: July 22nd, 2019
CONTACT: SFC Jeremie Mead / Community Relations Specialist. 989-344-6106
RANGE FIRING SCHEDULE FOR THE PERIOD OF July 28th– August 3rd,2019
GRAYLING, Mich. – Northern Strike 2019 will be wrapping during this timeframe. The only Units who will remain out here at Camp Grayling by August 3rdwill be the 126 Infantry Battalion and the 296 Infantry Battalion from the Puerto Rico National guard. Both Units will be conducting some joint training. Residents in and around the area of our small arms ranges south of Camp Grayling will hear small arms firing, with small explosions from time to time this week.
The training out at the Grayling Army Airfield will begin to wind down as well. The very large C-130 fixed wing aircraft will continue landing and taking off as they will be taking Units back to their home station. There are nine scheduled departures and landings beginning, July 16th, 2019 until July 29th, 2019.
The training will continue out at Camp Grayling’s Multi-Purpose Range Complex also known as the Range 30 complex, located north of North Down River Road, east of Jones Lake Road, south of County Road 612 and west of Bald Hill Truck Trail. Residents who live out that way will continue to hear machine gun fire and explosions. All roads and trails west of Wakeley Bridge road, to include; Bucks East-West Truck Trail from Jones Lake Road to Wakeley Bridge Road, Ketchum truck Trail from Bucks East-West to North Down River Road, and Stephen Bridge Road from County Road 612 to North Down River Road will be closed to civilian traffic. The gates will continue to be closed for the majority part of July. Please respect all closed gates and do not enter these areas for your safety. If you feel a gate is closed in error, please call Camp Grayling Headquarters at (989)344-6100 to verify the closure of the gate. At each gate there will be a notice posted of when the gate was closed and a date when the gate will be re-opened.
A-10 and Artillery fire will begin to come to a close out at Camp Grayling’s Range 40 Complex, also known as the Air to Ground range. Range 40 is located north of County Road 612, east of Guthrie Lake, south of Old State Road 618 and west of County Road F97 (Twin Bridge Road). There are no aircraft scheduled to fly during this timeframe, however there will be artillery fire from time to time, but wrapping up by the first weekend of August.
For further information call 989-344-6100
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: July 22nd, 2019
CONTACT: SFC Jeremie Mead / Community Relations Specialist. 989-344-6106
RANGE FIRING SCHEDULE FOR THE PERIOD OF July 28th– August 3rd,2019
GRAYLING, Mich. – Northern Strike 2019 will be wrapping during this timeframe. The only Units who will remain out here at Camp Grayling by August 3rdwill be the 126 Infantry Battalion and the 296 Infantry Battalion from the Puerto Rico National guard. Both Units will be conducting some joint training. Residents in and around the area of our small arms ranges south of Camp Grayling will hear small arms firing, with small explosions from time to time this week.
The training out at the Grayling Army Airfield will begin to wind down as well. The very large C-130 fixed wing aircraft will continue landing and taking off as they will be taking Units back to their home station. There are nine scheduled departures and landings beginning, July 16th, 2019 until July 29th, 2019.
The training will continue out at Camp Grayling’s Multi-Purpose Range Complex also known as the Range 30 complex, located north of North Down River Road, east of Jones Lake Road, south of County Road 612 and west of Bald Hill Truck Trail. Residents who live out that way will continue to hear machine gun fire and explosions. All roads and trails west of Wakeley Bridge road, to include; Bucks East-West Truck Trail from Jones Lake Road to Wakeley Bridge Road, Ketchum truck Trail from Bucks East-West to North Down River Road, and Stephen Bridge Road from County Road 612 to North Down River Road will be closed to civilian traffic. The gates will continue to be closed for the majority part of July. Please respect all closed gates and do not enter these areas for your safety. If you feel a gate is closed in error, please call Camp Grayling Headquarters at (989)344-6100 to verify the closure of the gate. At each gate there will be a notice posted of when the gate was closed and a date when the gate will be re-opened.
A-10 and Artillery fire will begin to come to a close out at Camp Grayling’s Range 40 Complex, also known as the Air to Ground range. Range 40 is located north of County Road 612, east of Guthrie Lake, south of Old State Road 618 and west of County Road F97 (Twin Bridge Road). There are no aircraft scheduled to fly during this timeframe, however there will be artillery fire from time to time, but wrapping up by the first weekend of August.
For further information call 989-344-6100
JUNE 3rd Updates Below: Annual Training Dates, Joint Land Use, Noteworthy Items,Summer Activities, June 9-5th Training Notice; PFOAs meeting notice
