Jan. 6, 2015 127th Wing opens recruiting office in Southfield The Michigan Air National Guard has opened a new recruiting office in Southfield, a Detroit suburb.The new office on Southfield Road between 12 and 13 Mile roads not only will function as working space for Air National Guard recruiters from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, but will further cement
Dec. 29, 2014 Top Photos from 2014 A visit by the Secretary of the Air Force, operations at "zero-dark-thirty" and Airmen returning home from deployment are highlighted in the 127th Wing's top photos from 2014.Two of the photos, homecoming of 127th Security Forces personnel in March, shot by now-retired civilian photographer John S.
Dec. 18, 2014 Credit union moves to new location at Selfridge An empty building at Selfridge Air National Guard Base has been renovated and given new life as a customer service center for a credit union. The new building will also soon house the base's Post Office.The Central Macomb Credit Union held a ribbon cutting on the base on Dec. 18 to celebrate the
Dec. 16, 2014 70th Anniversary: Michigan Guard units played role in Battle of the Bulge This month marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Bulge, which turned out to be the last major German offensive of World War II. Two Michigan National Guard units played significant roles in the battle.The 254th Combat Engineer Battalion, now known as the 107th Engineer Combat
Dec. 11, 2014 National Guard marks 378 years of service One of the nation's most enduring institutions will marks its 378th anniversary on Saturday. The National Guard is the oldest of America's military forces, pre-dating the Declaration of Independence by more than 140 years.While the U.S. National Guard traces its history to a Dec. 13, 1636, order by
Dec. 7, 2014 Selfridge crew chiefs keep tankers flying With several relatively new Airmen assigned to his duty section, Tech. Sgt. Timothy Kelly says he's enjoying his job as a KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief at Selfridge Air National Guard Base more than ever."You meet so many different personalities, different people, and they all come out here and say
Nov. 19, 2014 Honor Guard benefits ‘immeasurable’ Ultimately, it is about the veteran and his or her family, says Master Sgt. Thomas Barjaktarovich.A member of the 127th Wing's Honor Guard at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Barjaktarovich has participated in more than 100 funerals for Air Force veterans, working with one or more other Honor
Nov. 18, 2014 Former POW shares story, poems with Selfridge BCC Major Gen. (ret.) John L. Borling can bookend his 37-year Air Force career around two trips to Selfridge Air National Guard Base. In the first trip, he experienced his first ride in the cockpit of a supersonic fighter-interceptor and almost lost his hearing. In the second trip, the former prisoner
Nov. 13, 2014 Michigan Airmen return home from Combined Resolve About 75 Michigan Airmen returned home to Selfridge Air National Guard Base the day after Veterans Day, after spending about two and a half weeks participating in Combined Resolve 2014, a major exercise based in Germany.Combined Resolve is a Joint Multinational NATO training mission preparing U.S.
Nov. 10, 2014 127th Wing salutes veterans Michigan Airmen will be engaging in several events to help honor America's veterans during the national Veterans Day holiday.Several senior leaders from the 127th Wing, including the wing commander, Brig. Gen. John D. Slocum, will be speaking at schools or civic organizations on Tuesday, Nov. 11.In