IV 
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 train-
ing 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 annu-
ally in local economic impact; 
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Whereas Camp Grayling annually trains over 10,000 mem-
bers of National Guard units from Michigan, Indiana, Il-
linois, 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 Enforce-
ment 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, Hun-
gary, and Serbia; 
Whereas Camp Grayling served as the pre-mobilization train-
ing 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 numer-
ous 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 sup-
port a full spectrum of virtual and digital military train-
ing 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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) thanks the civilians and members of the Na-
tional Guard who have staffed and maintained Camp 
Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in the 
State of Michigan for their service and unique con-
tribution to the security of the United States; 
(2) honors and supports the compassionate, 
courageous, and dedicated members of the National 
Guard who serve a critical role in protecting the 
United States and its citizens’ freedoms and treas-
ured liberties; and 
(3) congratulates Camp Grayling for 100 years 
of sterling service. 
Æ 
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