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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 290 

Recognizing the centennial of Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center 

in the State of Michigan. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 9, 2013 

Mr. BENISHEK (for himself, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. PETERS of Michigan, Mrs. 

MILLER of Michigan, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. HUIZENGA of 

Michigan, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. WALBERG, and 

Mr. CAMP) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the centennial of Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver 

Training Center in the State of Michigan. 

Whereas Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in 

the State of Michigan was established by an act of the 

Michigan Legislature on May 2, 1913, with an initial 

grant of land from Grayling timber industrialist Rasmus 

Hanson; 

Whereas Camp Grayling is the largest National Guard training facility in the United States, spanning 147,000 acres 

of training land; 

Whereas Camp Grayling provides over 200 full-time jobs to 

Michigan residents and generates over $20 million annually in local economic impact; 


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Whereas Camp Grayling annually trains over 10,000 members of National Guard units from Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio and members of regular and Reserve 

units of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and 

Coast Guard; 

Whereas over 100 law enforcement agencies train at Camp 

Grayling as part of the Northern Michigan Law Enforcement Training Group; 

Whereas units of the Canadian Armed Forces train at Camp 

Grayling, and Camp Grayling is also used by visiting 

Armed Forces from Latvia, the United Kingdom, Hungary, and Serbia; 

Whereas Camp Grayling served as the pre-mobilization training site for thousands of members of the Armed Forces 

who participated in Operation Desert Shield, Operation 

Desert Storm, Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Iraqi 

Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom; 

Whereas Camp Grayling has received recognition and numerous awards at the local, State, and national level for its 

environmental stewardship, including the guardianship of 

two federally protected species found on installation 

training lands; 

Whereas Camp Grayling facilities and ranges are able to support a full spectrum of virtual and digital military training activities, from individual weapons qualification to 

complex armor, artillery, urban assault, counter-IED, 

and close air support operations; and 

Whereas since the attacks on September 11, 2001, hundreds 

of thousands of members of the National Guard, many 

of whom received training at Camp Grayling, have been 

called upon by their States and the Federal Government 


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to provide security at home and combat terrorism abroad: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) thanks the civilians and members of the Na3 tional Guard who have staffed and maintained Camp 

4 Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in the 

5 State of Michigan for their service and unique con6 tribution to the security of the United States; 

7 (2) honors and supports the compassionate, 

8 courageous, and dedicated members of the National 

9 Guard who serve a critical role in protecting the 

10 United States and its citizens’ freedoms and treas11 ured liberties; and 

12 (3) congratulates Camp Grayling for 100 years 

13 of sterling service. 

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