Oct. 14, 2023 Selfridge Family Readiness Group supports Airmen Have you wondered how to bridge the gap between your family, home life, and your military service?The Selfridge Family Readiness Group is a volunteer-run, donation-funded, private organization based at Selfridge Air National Guard base. It is responsible for supporting 127th Wing members, and their
Oct. 5, 2023 379 AEW innovates, conducts AUAB’s first KC-135 fin removal in nine years For the first time in nine years at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, a team of Airmen assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing conducted a fin fold on a KC-135 Stratotanker, removing the vertical stabilizer to repair its rudder.
Aug. 23, 2023 127th Wing Medical Group Exercises CCATT and ERPSS at Northern Strike 23 GRAYLING, Michigan - Citizen Airmen from the 127th Wing took part in advanced medical training to gain hands-on experience with patient staging and aerial transport while participating in exercise Northern Strike 23.Michigan Air National Guardsmen from the 127th Medical Group conducted joint medical
Aug. 22, 2023 Kelly Johnson Center Encourages Airmen to ‘AIM-HI’ ALPENA, MI, -- A Michigan Air National Guard-sponsored program is helping Citizen-Airmen to focus the power of innovation to find solutions to the wicked problems that can cause problems at all levels of the Air Force enterprise. Perhaps the biggest difference, however, between the AIM-HI program
Aug. 5, 2023 Brancato takes command of 127th Wing U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matthew Brancato took command of the 127th Wing and Selfridge Air National Guard Base during a ceremony here on Aug. 5, 2023, closing out Brig. Gen. Rolf E. Mammen’s four-year term in the position.The ceremony, presided over by Michigan Air National Guard commander Maj.
Aug. 1, 2023 Military exercise at Selfridge Air National Guard Base SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. — Members of the 127th Wing, in conjunction with local civilian emergency-response and law-enforcement agencies, will conduct a joint emergency response exercise at Selfridge Air National Guard Base on Aug. 2, 2023.
July 20, 2023 Hot refueling on the fly Airmen from the 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pack up equipment and do final checks after a hot refueling of a KC-135R Stratotanker, July 12, 2023, at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. Hot refueling allows an aircraft’s engines to remain
June 27, 2023 Mother, Chief inspired by Airmen KROPP, Germany-- With nearly three decades of time in service, a chief in the Michigan National Guard’s 127th Wing has dedicated the vast majority of her enlistment to serving Airmen.It also doesn’t hurt that she has nearly three decades of motherhood to help her résumé as well.U.S. Air Force Chief
June 22, 2023 Michigan Flyovers Honor 100 Years of Aerial Refueling The Michigan Air National Guard will conduct flyovers of nine Michigan communities on June 27, as part of the United States Air Force’s commemoration of 100 years of aerial refueling excellence.
June 21, 2023 Michigan Airmen Practice Combat Turns in Latvia Over four days, approximately 30 Michigan Air National Guard Airmen traveled from Michigan to Germany and then Latvia, practicing deploying for future fights.Simulating a deployment to a contingency location, the 127th Wing’s Agile Combat Employment team practiced receiving, turning and launching