Aug. 22, 2012 Heritage Series: Legendary General Launched Career at Selfridge -- With a $50 Fine He was the guy who was fined $50 for flying a biplane through Hangar Six.If anyone ever put the "general" into Selfridge Field's nickname as "Home of the Generals" it was Curtis E. LeMay. His days at Selfridge, however, are most notable for the stiff fine he was levied by his commander for a stunt
Aug. 11, 2012 Welsh 'humbled' to serve as Air Force chief of staff The Air Force chief of staff flag passed to the service's 20th chief in a ceremony here Aug. 10.Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, a 36-year Airman, stepped into the position, taking over for Gen. Norton Schwartz, who also retired from the Air Force during the ceremony."Mark is respected throughout the Air
Aug. 10, 2012 Flying Operations 'Surge' at Selfridge The only aircraft in the Air Force inventory carrying the "A" designator for "attack," the A-10 Thunderbolt II brings a tremendous amount of firepower to any combat scenario. These A-10s, flown by the 107th Fighter Squadron and maintained by the 127th Maintenance Group, are based at Selfridge Air
Aug. 10, 2012 Airmen Prep to Handle ‘Most Important Job’ With a steady summer rain shower adding to the mood, Airmen from the 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base exercised perhaps the most serious and solemn of military duties, Thursday, Aug. 9. The mortuary affairs team conducted a search and recovery exercise as part of a week-long series of
Aug. 10, 2012 Training Preps Services Airmen for 'What We Do When it Matters Most' This is what they do when it matters, says Senior Airman George Carter.Carter and about two dozen other Michigan Airmen were sweating in the August sun, turning a large metal box into a field kitchen and setting up a nearby tent to be used as a dining area."This is our job," said Carter, a member of
Aug. 10, 2012 Airmen Train With New Gas Masks New gas masks are being issued at Selfridge Air National Guard Base as Airmen from the 127th Wing work to enhance their readiness to respond to all sorts of possible contingencies. The new masks, the M-50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask, feature improved range of vision and a marked improvement
Aug. 7, 2012 Selfridge to host Retiree Appreciation Day Selfridge Air National Guard Base will play host to the 2012 Retiree Appreciation Day Sept. 22, which is being sponsored this year by the Fort McCoy Lower Michigan Retiree Affairs Council. All military retirees, including Reserve "gray area" retirees within a couple of years of full retirement,
Aug. 2, 2012 Comptroller Flight Conducts Readiness Training Despite a series of attacks, armed robberies and bizarre occurences, the 127th Wing's finances are safe.The 127th Comptroller Flight, which oversees the pay of some 1,700 Citizen-Airmen at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., as well as millions of dollars worth of annual purchases and
July 11, 2012 USN F/A-18s to Visit Detroit Area U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet jets from Navy Tactical Demonstration Team, California, will be in the Detroit area performing flyovers for the Detroit APBA Gold Cup Races happening this weekend in Detroit, at the request of the event sponsors. The aircraft are being staged at Selfridge Air National
June 28, 2012 Selfridge Preps to Assist VA Job Fair You need a plan to get a job. And the Michigan Air National Guard developed just such a plan to assist about 200 Guardsmen make a possible employment connection in Detroit this week. With hundreds of veterans and Guardsmen anticipated to visit Detroit this week for the VA Hiring Fair at Cobo Center,