July 17, 2013 Selfridge Airmen Keep Close Tabs on High Temperatures When the temperature in southeast Michigan gets hot - really hot - and the air hangs heavy with humidity, Brandon Reif goes outside. Twice an hour. Every hour. For two or three minutes at a time.A bioenvironmental specialist with the 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Airman 1st Class
June 21, 2013 Special Olympics athletes golf at Selfridge The Selfridge Golf Course hosted a 9-hole golf outing for Special Olympics Michigan athletes and Project UNIFY partners; the UNIFY project aligns athletes between the ages of 8 to adults with community volunteers, usually of the same age range, for sports events and training.Through a special DoD
June 21, 2013 Web Site Additions Mark Selfridge's 96th Anniversary Several additions have been made to the 127th Wing's History & Heritage web site, as the wing's home station, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, celebrates a birthday. The additions have been made to coincide with the base's 96th anniversary, July 1. Added to the site are a lengthy chronology of the
June 11, 2013 Deployments Continue at Selfridge Counting both real-world scenarios and exercises, more than a quarter of the Citizen-Airmen assigned to the 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base have been forward deployed through the first eight months of Fiscal Year 2013, which began in October 2012.While the number includes a sizable
June 10, 2013 Selfridge Fighter Ops Building Honors Fallen Airmen Two former Michigan Air National Guardsmen who gave their life while in service to the nation were remembered during a dedication ceremony at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., June 9, 2013.The 127th Operations Group building on the base was re-dedicated during the ceremony to the memory of
June 8, 2013 Selfridge Engine Mechanics: ‘A Sense of Accomplishment’ Though he's working to become certified as an automobile mechanic in his civilian job, Michigan Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Justin Harris likes working on something just a little different every now and then."I like to do something that's a little outside my typical activity on my civilian
June 3, 2013 127th Wing Airman Killed in Crash Staff Sgt. Patrick Wisniewski, a member of the 127th Security Forces Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, was killed in an auto accident on Sunday evening, June 2. Staff Sgt. Wisniewski had just left the base after completing his normal shift as a Security Forces Airman."Our thoughts and
May 28, 2013 HERITAGE SERIES: WWI Ace Was Early Leader at Selfridge Field (Part of an ongoing series of articles highlighting the heritage of Selfridge Air National Guard Base.)He was the pilot who lost his moustache and had to bail out over Lake St. Clair. One of the last World War I aces, and among the first future generals, to be assigned at Selfridge Field, Major Gen.
May 20, 2013 Honor Guard Video Captures ‘Mood Appropriate’ For Memorial Day Rendering honors at some 50 or more military funerals per year, as well as at other ceremonial events, the 127th Wing Honor Guard performs many of the ceremonial duties of the Michigan Air National Guard - duties that are often in sharp focus as Memorial Day draws near. The Honor Guard seeks "to pay