May 9, 2013 No ID Cards/DEERS Service May 14-15 Please be advised that the Military ID/DEERS office at Selfridge Air National Guard Base will be completely closed on Tuesday, May 14, thru Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Both machines will be getting upgrades on hardware. The Military ID/DEERS will resume services on Thursday, May 16, 2013.
May 8, 2013 Crew Chief’s First Launch: ‘Nervous and Excited, All At the Same Time’ It was early evening on May 7, 2013. Just about 8:15 p.m. - that's 2015 for you military types. That's what time Airman 1st Class Jhontez Peoples had his name written in indelible ink in the ledger of freedom. During routine night flying operations that evening, Peoples, a crew chief with the 127th
May 6, 2013 CAP Helps 150 Scouts Earn Merit Badges at Selfridge Editor's note: Second in a two-part series about Air Force-supported youth programs near Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. Approximately 150 Boy Scouts earned their Aviation merit badge during a day-long visit to Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., May 5, 2013.Cadets and adult leaders
May 6, 2013 JROTC Program Trains Leaders, Builds ‘Family’ Editor's note: First in a two-part series about Air Force-supported youth programs near Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. Can a combat veteran and first sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps and a high school student both have the same ideas about leadership?Consider these comments, one from the
April 23, 2013 New Vehicle Control System Takes AIM at Fuel Costs Information is power, they say. And information is helping to power the fleet of ground vehicles at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. The AIM 2 -- Automated Information Module Fuel Management -- system is in the process of being installed on approximately 130 ground vehicles used by the 127th Wing
April 14, 2013 Historical briefing given on base namesake During the April unit training assembly, TSgt. Dan Heaton, a 127th Public Affairs photojournalist and aviation historian in his off duty hours, presented a lecture based from two of his published books to the 127th Wing and a captive audience of student flight members beginning their journey in the
April 9, 2013 Selfridge Military Air Museum Opens For Season Selfridge Military Air Museum officials recently announced their 2013 general public hours of operation for their Museum and Air Park as 12:00 noon to 4:30 pm on Saturdays, Sundays, Independence Day and Memorial Day, from April 6 through October 27. The Museum and Air Park can also be opened by
April 8, 2013 HERITAGE SERIES: 3 Chiefs Served at Selfridge (Part of an ongoing series of articles on the history of Selfridge Air National Guard Base.)Three men who would later serve as the chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force served for part of their careers at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, including one who used his time at Selfridge to write what
April 3, 2013 New Helmet System Enhances Targeting Accuracy The Hog is getting nastier. A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots with the 107th Fighter Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base are implementing a new Helmet-Mounted Integrated Targeting system, or HMIT, which will shorten the amount of time needed to put bullets, bombs or missiles on target in a
April 2, 2013 Selfridge Airman Honored For Combat Leadership A decade ago, he was a newly-minted master sergeant, wondering if he had what it takes to truly be a leader. Today, one of the classrooms where the Air Force teaches Airmen about leadership is named in his honor. "It was the first real test of my leadership skills," Master Sgt. Charlie Peterson says