Oct. 18, 2015 Brigadier General Slocum Awards Junior ROTC Cadets Brig. Gen. John D. Slocum, 127th Wing commander, presented awards to 10 teams of approximately 25 members of Junior ROTC cadets on Oct. 17, 2015, at Anchor Bay High School in Ira Township, Michigan.The cadets were recognized with numerous awards after a day of competitive drill movements with
Sept. 27, 2015 Sea Cadets adopt museum aircraft Mark the A-4B Skyhawk at the Selfridge Military Air Museum as clean - spotless in fact - thanks to about two dozen local Sea Cadets.The Sea Cadets recently adopted the aircraft at the museum and gathered on a weekend day to give the aircraft a wash. Each of the more than 30 vintage military
Sept. 17, 2015 National leaders visit Selfridge A short stop by Vice President Joe Biden and Air Force Two capped off an unprecedented stretch of distinguished visitors to Selfridge Air National Guard Base in the month of September.Over a 15 day period, President Barack Obama, Vice President Biden, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and six
Sept. 15, 2015 Health screening fair planned at Base Exchange The Selfridge Base Exchange will be the site of a health screening screening Friday , Sept. 18. McLaren Macomb Hospital will be at the exchange to offer screenings from more than eight health departments including, bariatric, weight management and joint replacement. The health screenings will
Sept. 9, 2015 President Obama visits Selfridge President Barack Obama paid a short visit to Selfridge Air National Guard Base on Wednesday, Sept. 9, while on his way to a speaking engagement at nearby Macomb Community College. It was the president's first visit to the historic air base since 2009.Brig. Gen. Doug Slocum, 127th Wing commander,
Sept. 2, 2015 Members of Congress visit Selfridge In an historic visit, seven members of Congress toured Selfridge Air National Guard Base today, gaining insight into the diverse missions, capabilities and the future potential of the base.U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich,; and U.S. Reps. Sander Levin, D-Mich; , Fred Upton, R-Mich.; Candice Miller,
Aug. 13, 2015 Michigan Airmen Support Disaster Response Exercise Some four dozen Michigan Air National Guard Airmen helped prove that the National Guard is ready to roll during any kind of natural disaster during a recent major training exercise in Wisconsin.The Selfridge-based Airmen from the 127th Civil Engineer Squadron and 127th Communication Flight helped
Aug. 13, 2015 Selfridge Marines Conduct Training Marines from the 1st Battalion 24th Marines prepare to depart their home station of Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., on Aug. 4, 2015. The Marines participated in a training exercise at the USMC Mountain Warfare Training Center in southern California. Nearly 300 Marines departed Selfridge
Aug. 10, 2015 Active Shooter Mass Casualty Training Exercise The blaring sound of shots fired and vicious threats filled the quickly vacated halls of the 127th Medical Group (MDG) building in a simulated active shooter mass casualty exercise.The scenario played out as a simulated disgruntled gunman opened fire upon the role player volunteers of the 127th MDG,
July 10, 2015 Fueling Selfridge Aircraft and automobiles at Selfridge have something in common, they all run on fuel managed by the 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron. Without the 127th LRS, daily operations for the base would be severely limited.Among many other things, the 127th LRS is responsible for fueling the KC-135