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,
June 21, 2012 Latvian Prime Minister Praises Michigan National Guard Relationship Praising the relationship between his nation and the United States, the prime minister of Latvia observed an aerial refueling operation aboard a U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker over the noontime skies of his nation, June 17.For the Michigan Air National Guard, which operated the aircraft, it was the second
June 18, 2012 Estonian Prime Minister visits Saber Strike 2012 Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip visited Airmen from the Michigan Air National Guard who were operating fighter and aerial refueling aircraft at the Amari Air Base in Estonia during Saber Strike 2012, an exercise based in Estonia and Latvia aimed at building partnership between the host nations
June 14, 2012 Saber Strike Bolsters Estonian Air Base An airfield has come to life."With this exercise, life starts at this airfield," said Estonian Air Force Lt. Col. Roman Timofejev, commander of the Amari Air Base in Estonia. During Saber Strike 2012 a variety of U.S. Air Force aircraft - primarily A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and KC-135 Stratotankers from
June 12, 2012 Firefighters Shares Ideas, Build Partnership During Saber Strike Firefighters from two nations responded to a fire alarm in Amari, Estonia, Monday - part of an exercise to build partnerships between the air forces of the U.S. and Estonia."It is a very constructive exchange," said Paavon Münter, chief of the fire department at Amari Air Base. In a light drizzle on
June 10, 2012 Michigan Jets Land in Estonia The Michigan Air National Guard has landed in Estonia. Operating as part of Saber Strike 2012, a multi-national exercise based in Estonia and Latvia, the Michigan ANG has landed KC-135 Stratotanker and A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft at Amari Air Base, Estonia. It is believed to be the first time that
June 10, 2012 Weathercaster Helps Build Partnership in Estonia It should be pretty out right now, Staff Sgt. John Broughton says, pointing toward the window with his chin. Broughton, an Air Force weather forecaster, is in charge of determining how much "blue" there will be in the Wild Blue Yonder on any given day. This week and next, he's on the job in Estonia,
June 8, 2012 Swapping out cargo for deployment Airmen from many 127th Wing squadrons reloaded cargo placed in individual shipping units (ISUs) from a C-130 Hercules to a KC-135 Stratotanker to ship to Estonia on June 8, 2012. The cargo equipment is headed to Saber Strike 12, a US Army European command-led theater security cooperation exercise