Michigan National Guard partners with Merit Network to open unique cyber training facility

Gov. Rick Snyder and the adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, with Air and Army National Guard leadership members, Battle Creek business owners and community leaders cut a ceremonial ribbon Tuesday, March 25, 2014, for the new cyber range hub located at the 110th Air Wing in Battle Creek, Mich. The hub joins others in the Michigan Cyber Range hosted by Merit Network Inc., and is the first unclassified cyber training facility located on a military installation in the country. (Michigan National Guard photo by Angela Simpson/Released)