Jan. 27, 2015 Ammo Airmen find a 'change of pace' with Michigan ANG One is an accountant. The other is an EKG technician in a hospital.This week, they are building bombs.Two Michigan Air National Guard Airmen say they were looking for a different kind of challenge - a "change of pace" from their civilian careers when they enlisted. They found it in the Ammo Flight
Jan. 23, 2015 Goodbye snow; hello Snowbird About 200 Airmen and 10 aircraft from the 127th Wing deployed to Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., on Friday, Jan. 23, to Operation Snowbird.The men and women from various units of the 127th Wing support, operate and maintain the A-10 Thunderbolt II mission. Operation Snowbird allows military flying units
Jan. 15, 2015 Selfridge boomer: ‘I always wanted to be a flyer’ Laying on his stomach, in an ice-cold compartment with a master sergeant just an inch or so away, Airman 1st Class Andre McClain made a critical connection.The newest boom operator with the 171st Air Refueling Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, McClain performed an aerial refueling
Jan. 11, 2015 Selfridge Names Top Airmen Eight Airmen of the 127th Wing have been named Airmen of the Year for 2014.The annual awards were announced during a formal ceremony in front of the assembled members of the wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base at the wing's first weekend drill of the year.Winning the honors were:· Senior
Jan. 7, 2015 2014 Loadeo Slideshow Weapons load crews with the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load simulated munitions on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during the annual Loadeo competition on December 6, 2014, at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. The Loadeo competition tests the weapons load crew skills at loading munitions
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