Aug. 5, 2014 Early air show led to record-setting day - x2! His name gets mentioned every time there's an open house and air show at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Fred C. Nelson, an Airman who served his nation through three wars, is remembered at every Selfridge air show as the man who broke two records in a single day. One in the air and one on the
Aug. 4, 2014 Military, Homeland Defense on display at Selfridge Open House America's military and homeland defense forces will be on display during the free, two-day Selfridge Open House and Air Show, Sept. 6-7.The Open House at Selfridge Air National Guard Base will feature dozens of military aircraft, armored vehicles, watercraft and related equipment, as well as an
Aug. 1, 2014 Michigan National Guard to conduct Operation Northern Strike Aircraft from more than a dozen military units will be operating in northern Michigan over the next several weeks as part of a major training exercise organized by the Michigan National Guard.More than 5,000 Soldiers, Airmen and Sailors will participate in the third annual Operation Northern Strike
July 16, 2014 New recruit swears in at court in front of judge - and mom Torrey Gray's service in the Michigan Air National Guard began in a courtroom, under the watching eye of a Michigan 3rd Circuit Court judge. Gray took the oath of enlistment to begin his service in the U.S. Air Force and Michigan ANG in the courtroom where his mother, Wayne County Sheriff's deputy
July 15, 2014 Selfridge meal shipment helps Haitian children Forty thousand pounds of rice/soy food packages are on their way to children in Haiti, thanks to a Michigan non-profit group and the U.S. Air Force. The food packages, created under the direction of the Kids Against Hunger Coalition's branch in Oak Park, Mich., were loaded on to Air Force aircraft
July 10, 2014 HERITAGE SERIES: Selfridge mud couldn't stop future USMC general Not all of the aviation pioneers who set records, blazed new trails and launched distinguished military careers at Selfridge Field were Airmen in the U.S. Air Force or its various predecessor organizations in the U.S. Army. For one early aviator, a brief stay at Selfridge in the busy Interwar Years
July 8, 2014 Wing inspection team begins operations A new inspection program recently begun by the 127th Wing is intended to help the Wing move away from the "boom & bust" cycle of inspections and to better align the concepts of being "Mission Ready" and being "Inspection Ready."The 127th Wing, along with the rest of the Air Force, is re-configuring
June 30, 2014 HERITAGE SERIES: Lackland established Selfridge as training site (Part of an ongoing series of profiles of key aviation pioneers who served at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.)Two decades before the Air Force named a key base in his honor, Brig. Gen. Frank D. Lackland helped initiate the future Selfridge Air National Guard Base as an important center of
June 30, 2014 Library of Michigan marks 100th anniversary of World War I; reviews role of Selfridge Field, Michigan pilot in conflict The role of Selfridge Field, and a key early Michigan Airman, will be part of the discussion as the Library of Michigan (LM) commemorates the 100th anniversary of the "War That Changed the World."The day-long symposium will look at the historical significance and global consequences of World War I -
June 30, 2014 Behind the Scenes: 127th LRS preps for every deployment With each and every deployment - be it a training exercise or a live mobilization -- one team of Airmen works to ensure that deploying Airmen, aircraft and equipment gets to where it needs to be, when it needs to be there. At Selfridge Air National Guard Base, that team is the 127th Logistics