2026

JANUARY

1/23 - CODEL Breakfast - invite only

1/23 - WID Annual Black-Tie Gala

1/28 - University Outreach - Central Michigan University

FEBRUARY

2/4 - NDIA MI Scholarship Fundraiser

2/6 - MSU Military Ball -

2/13 - AFA Michigan Business over Breakfast -  Link

2/20 - WID Mediterranean Escape Social -  Link

2/23-25 - Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Conference -  Link

2/25 - AUSA PAE Maneuver Ground Industry Day - Link

MARCH

3/4 - Army T2COM Outreach in Detroit - You are invited to a free, in-person industry presentation on "T2COM - A New Front Door to the Army" here in the Arsenal of Democracy on March 4, 2026 from 0900-1100. The session will be held at the Velocity Center, 6633 18 Mile Road, Sterling Heights, MI. We are inviting industry leaders to participate in a briefing co-hosted by the U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command (T2COM) and the Association of the United States Army (AUSA). NOTE: T2COM's target audience for this session is industry partners. Register Here: https://info.ausa.org/e/784783/ty-event-id-a2VPn000003DS1ZMAW/5gxzqt/3085920822/h/DGM9VTE2yKvBlR4p162kHIoie5DK32jYyVBZqCiCoRg

3/4 - UofM Military Ball

3/5-6 - NDIA ROTC 2026 Awards Banquet -  Link

3/21 - WMU Military Ball

3/24-26 - AUSA Global Force Symposium -  https://meetings.ausa.org/globalforce/2026/index.cfm

3/25 - No Host Social During Global Force - Yellowhammer Brewery, Huntsville, AL

3/27 - 2026 Inaugural Young Professionals Event - AUSA Mission Brief: Developing the Next Gen of Defense Leadership. Special Guest Speaker: Distinguished Military Leader: Retired Command Sergeant Major Mike Clemens. Friday, March 27, 2026 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Velocity Center located at 6633 18 Mile Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48314. Register HERE: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ausaaod/2053211  Please click on the red button "2026 Inaugural Young Professionals Events" to sign up for registration and to secure your ticket! 

APRIL

4/10 - NDIA ROTC 2026 TACOM Day

4/11 - Northwest Defense Conference -  Link

4/16 - CMU Military Ball

4/21-22 - US Army DEVCOM GVSC Industry Days  - https://gvsc.devcom.army.mil/events/

4/23 - EMU Military Ball

MAY

5/1 - CODEL Breakfast  - Invite only

5/12-14 - MDEX (co-located with Xponential for 2026) -  Link

5/14 - AUSA AoD Annual Breakfast Meeting

5/30-31 - Selfridge Open House and Air Show -

JUNE

6/5   - AoD Annual Golf Outing - We are excited to announce that the 2026 Golf Outing for the Association of the US Army (AUSA) Arsenal of Democracy Chapter will be held at Greystone Golf Club, 67500 Mound Road, Washington, Michigan on Friday June 5th. Register early to ensure your place and government nominee is secured. The day’s events will include a continental breakfast, at 7:45AM, shot gun start 9:00AM and lunch on the course. Dinner and prizes will take place following golf. Sponsorship opportunities available.  https://www.ausaarsenalofdemocracy.org/2026-golf

6/8-10 - Veteran 1st Women Veteran Conference

6/13 - AUSA AoD Army Birthday Ball -

6/16-17 - NDIA Cyber Security Summit (CP3) -  https://ndia-mich.org/event/cyber-physical-systems-security-summit/

JULY

7/17 - NDIA Annual Black Tie Meeting -  https://ndia-mich.org/event/

7/25 - Fisher House Gala -  https://www.fisherhousemichigan.org/events

AUGUST

8/11-13 - GVSETS -  https://ndia-mich.org/event/gvsets/

SEPTEMBER

9/30-10/3 - Congressional Medal of Honor Convention

OCTOBER

10/16 - Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fundraiser

10/30 - AUSA AoD Community Partner Luncheon

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

UPCOMING 2027 EVENTS