May 4, 2021 127th Wing Airmen receive real-world training at Green Flag NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. – Approximately 130 Airmen and 11 aircraft from the 127th Wing traveled to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada last month to participate in Green Flag-West 21-03, a realistic air-land combat, close air-support training exercise, designed to give Airmen the experience of working
April 12, 2021 Air Show Leads to Service in Michigan ANG When he was just a boy of 6 or 7 years old, Airman 1st Class Dillon TerHaar attended an air show at the Battle Creek, Mich., Air National Guard Base. There, he got to look into the cockpit of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. At that moment, he decided to join the Air Force.Today, TerHaar is a crew
April 9, 2021 Mission, Teamwork Drive Michigan Airman Senior Airman Maurice Starks has two priorities when he performs his duties as a weapons loader on A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft for the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing.“For me, its all about getting the job done,” the Airman said, still standing on the flight line next to an aircraft after
March 7, 2021 No fuel, no force SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich.- The one factor undoubtedly controlling the ability of the Air Force to succeed is simple: jet fuel. Members of the 127th Fuels Management Flight based here routinely work around the clock to ensure the Base is prepared to service all fuel needs, responsible
Feb. 5, 2021 Selfridge Aircrew save life, nominated for Mackay Trophy Three Selfridge Airmen have been nominated for the 2020 Air Force’s Clarence Mackay Trophy after successfully completing a lifesaving aeromedical evacuation mission between Jan. 25 and Feb. 2, 2020. Capt. Alexander Begue, Capt. Jennifer Logsdon, both KC-135 Stratotanker pilots, and Staff Sgt. Jordan
Jan. 8, 2021 127 Wing Airmen receive COVID-19 vaccine SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. – Approximately two dozen members of the 127th Wing began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine here on Jan. 8, 2021 when more than 60 personnel received the shots, administered by Wing health technicians.About two dozen of the Wings firefighters previously received
April 3, 2020 127th Wing cancels 2020 Open House, Air Show With uncertainty of the spreading Coronavirus, the 2020 Selfridge International Open House and Air Show has been canceled. “This was truly a disheartening decision to make,” said Brig. Gen. Rolf Mammen, 127th Wing Commander. “However, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health and
May 5, 2019 MIANG welcomes newest general officer to ranks The Michigan Air National Guard welcomed the newest general officer to its ranks May 4, 2019, during a formal promotion ceremony for Brig. Gen. Rolf E. Mammen held at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.Mammen is stepping into the role of commanding officer of both the 127th Wing and Selfridge Air
April 30, 2019 Airmen First, Excellence Follows: Mammen to take command of Selfridge and 127th Wing Michigan Air National Guard Col. Rolf E. Mammen will take command of the 127th Wing and Selfridge Air National Guard Base in a ceremony scheduled to be held May 4, 2019, at Selfridge Air National Guard Base near Mount Clemens, Michigan. The command is currently held by Brig. Gen. John D. “Odie”
Feb. 7, 2019 Hometown Heroes Program supports families of deployed Airmen Imagine waking up to a bitterly cold house days after your spouse deploys halfway around the world and the governor declares a state of emergency due to record cold temperatures. The furnace quit working, you’re alone, and the children are cold. What do you do?Luckily, leadership of the 127th Wing