May 20, 2013 Hundreds Attend Selfridge Job Fair More than 300 veterans and currently8 serving military personnel attended the second annual Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) job fair at Selfridge Air National Guard Base on May 18. More than 50 employers were at the fair seeking potential new hires. HOH is a program developed by the United States Chamber of
May 19, 2013 Engine Noise Prompts New Recruit to Enlist The sound of running engine on an F-16 Fighting Falcon prompted Kevin Krokosky to enlisted in the Michigan Air National Guard.It was a 7th grade field trip and tour of Selfridge Air National Guard Base and as Krokosky's class was preparing to leave the base, he heard the sound of freedom."There was
May 19, 2013 Not Yet Graduated, Student Begins to Serve No one at school expected this.On a warm Sunday afternoon, Nicolette Anderson lined up with a half dozen other young men and women, all decked up in the same gray t-shirts, and marched across a parking lot. The steps are among the first she will take to become a full-fledged American Airman. It is
May 19, 2013 Twenty-nine awarded CCAF degrees Twenty-nine Community College of the Air Force graduates received their diplomas here today with family members and friends, peers and supervisors watching to honor their achievements. The Community College of the Air Force degree is an associate degree of applied science available to enlisted
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