Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
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Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Agency overview
Agency executives Major General Gregory J. Vadnais, Adjutant General, Michigan National Guard & Director
Major General Robert H. Johnston, Assistant Adjutant General, Air National Guard & deputy director
Brigadier General Burton K. Francisco, Assistant Adjutant General, Army National Guard & deputy director
Brigadier General Michael A. Stone, Director of Joint Staff, Michigan National Guard
Child agencies Michigan Army National Guard
Michigan Air National Guard
Veterans Affairs Directorate
Website
http://www.michigan.gov/dmva/
https://www.mi.ngb.army.mil

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[1] (MI VDF).

Joint Staff

The Director of the Joint Staff[2] 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 Force
  • 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

Veterans Affairs Directorate

The Veterans Affairs Directorate, under the direction of the director of Veterans Affairs, oversees all state veterans programs.[3] These include:

References

  1. ^ Michigan Volunteer Defense Force
  2. ^ Director of Joint Staff
  3. ^ Veterans Affairs

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