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
April 1, 2013 Web Site Offers 100 Years of Military Aviation History History fans may want to check out a new web page that that has been nearly 100 years in the making. The page, produced by the 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, tracks the history of both the base and the wing, which operates as a component of the Michigan Air National Guard, serving
March 26, 2013 Air Force Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke officially assumes responsibilities as Air Guard director Air Force Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III assumed the duties and responsibilities of director, Air National Guard in a ceremony here today at the Air National Guard Readiness Center. Clarke took over as director from Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry "Bud" Wyatt, who retired.A command pilot with more than
March 22, 2013 New Munitions Storage Facility Opens The 127th Maintenance Group celebrated its new munitions facilities complex with a ribbon cutting ceremony held here today.The Maintenance Group is the largest group of the Michigan Air National Guard's 127th Wing with approximately 550 Airmen and provides mission-capable A-10 Thunderbolt II
March 21, 2013 Prototype Testing Advances on Selfridge KC-135 Ground testing has successfully concluded on a prototype missile countermeasure device under review at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. The device is being tested on a KC-135 Stratotanker.The Selfridge-based KC-135, flown by the 171st Air Refueling Squadron, will now undergo a series of flight
March 20, 2013 Eyes On: Parachutes Get Close Attention From Flight Equipment Airmen A couple of words keep being repeated as two Michigan Air National Guard Airmen work around a parachute table in a long, narrow back room of the new fighter squadron building at Selfridge Air National Guard Base: every, eyes and detail .They show up in phrases like "every detail must be perfect,"
March 14, 2013 HERITAGE SERIES: The Flight of Fox Able One (Part of an ongoing series about historic figures who served at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.)Some 500 miles from the ocean, Selfridge Air National Guard Base hardly seems the ideal location from which to begin a trans-Atlantic aircraft flight. It was at the Michigan base, however, that the