The Deputy Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of Liberia,

The Deputy Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of Liberia, Brig. Gen. Geraldine George visits with Staff Sgt. Clifford Mua of Michigan's Air National Guard during exercise Northern Strike 19 July 25, 2019 in Alpena, Michigan. This marks her first visit to Alpena's Combat Readiness Training Center, highlighting the state partnership program between Michigan and Liberia.
Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting service members from more than 20 states, multiple service branches and numerous coalition countries during the last two weeks of July 2019 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard. The accredited Joint National Training Capability exercise demonstrates the Michigan National Guard's ability to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conditioning mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, together with the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment.