Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
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The Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is a principal department of the State of Michigan
. It oversees the military components and veterans services for the State. The military components are the Michigan National Guard
(Michigan Army National Guard
and Michigan Air National Guard
) and Michigan Volunteer Defense Force
(MI VDF).
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. It oversees the military components and veterans services for the State. The military components are the Michigan National Guard
Michigan National Guard
The Michigan National Guard consists of the Michigan Army National Guard and the Michigan Air National Guard.-Units:Michigan Army National Guard units include:* Joint Forces Headquarters, Lansing, MI* 177th Military Police Brigade, Taylor, MI...
(Michigan Army National Guard
Michigan Army National Guard
- Units :* Joint Forces Headquarters, Lansing, MI* 177th Military Police Brigade, Taylor, MI* 210th Military Police Battalion, Taylor, MI* 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery, Detroit, MI* 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery, Lansing, MI...
and Michigan Air National Guard
Michigan Air National Guard
The Michigan Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is, along with the Michigan Army National Guard, an element of the Michigan National Guard...
) and Michigan Volunteer Defense Force
Michigan Volunteer Defense Force
The Michigan Volunteer Defense Force is a military force, duly constituted as a state defense force and an element of Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The MI VDF was reorganized from the former Michigan Emergency Volunteers by Adjutant General Thomas Cutler in 2004 to fill a...
(MI VDF).
Joint Staff
The Director of the Joint Staff serves as a primary adviser to the Adjutant General, responsible for the operating capability of Michigan's joint staff with regard to homeland security, homeland defense, and Defense Support to Civil Authorities. Key elements include:- Michigan Volunteer Defense ForceMichigan Volunteer Defense ForceThe Michigan Volunteer Defense Force is a military force, duly constituted as a state defense force and an element of Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The MI VDF was reorganized from the former Michigan Emergency Volunteers by Adjutant General Thomas Cutler in 2004 to fill a...
- Defense Support to Civil Authorities
- 51st Civil Support Team WMD
- Reconnaissance and Interdiction Detachment (RAID) Team
- Exercise Planning Group
- Counter-Drug Division
- Drug Demand Reduction Program
- High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Support
- Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection
- Emergency Communications