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
Nov. 6, 2014 Secretary James: Selfridge ‘stands ready’ Saluting Team Selfridge for continuing to 'Stand Ready' to serve state and nation, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James spent Thursday, Nov. 6, visiting Michigan's Hometown Air Force at Selfridge Air National Guard Base."The 127th Wing has certainly been shouldering its fair share, maybe
Nov. 2, 2014 Slocum Takes Command at Selfridge More than 250 of the Airmen in his new command did not attend the ceremony in which Brig. Gen. John D. Slocum was officially named the new commander of the 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. One contingent of the Michigan Air National Guardsmen is in Europe, another is at an island air
Nov. 2, 2014 Active, Guard Airmen work together to gain weapons training The Combat Arms Instructors assigned to the 127th Security Forces Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base recently received some weapons certification of their own. After the squadron was assigned with new mission responsibilities involving a new weapon system, the M2 50-caliber machine gun,
Nov. 2, 2014 Airman serves with a ‘passion’ for computer systems A move to the Michigan Air National Guard is providing an ideal set of opportunities for one Airman.Staff Sgt. Chris Jones recently joined the Michigan ANG's 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base after completing an initial enlistment of four years in the active-duty Air Force. The change
Oct. 31, 2014 Enlisted heritage finds new home at Selfridge Quarters One has a new lease on life. One of the oldest buildings at Selfridge Air National Guard Base has been designated for use as the Enlisted Heritage House at the historic air base.Quarters One, officially designated as Building 409, served for decades as the home for general officers assigned