U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), a former Lt. Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, welcomed U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall to Alpena’s Combat Readiness Training Center – a key part of the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. While there, Peters and Secretary Kendall viewed the current operational capabilities of the base, observed an annual joint training exercise hosted by the Michigan National Guard – Exercise Northern Strike – and discussed how Michigan’s military facilities are critical to our nation’s defense.