July 18, 2011 Team Concept on Display at Selfridge Air Show Unlike many teams, not everyone on this one wears the same uniform. The jargon is different and the tools of the trade can vary wildly. But everyone on Team Selfridge has one goal: service to nation and to community.Team Selfridge goes on display Aug. 20 and 21 at the annual Selfridge Air Show and
July 14, 2011 Selfridge A-10s Reach Operational Milestone The 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base recently passed a major milestone when the wing's A-10s were declared Initial Operating Capable in late June. Typically, a wing spends three years in the formal conversion process from one aircraft to another before reaching IOC status. The 127th
July 8, 2011 Navy Fighter to Join Selfridge Air Show Schedule The Super Hornet will be joining the Raptor in the skies over southeast Michigan this August.Selfridge Air Show and Open House organizers announce that two Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets are scheduled to appear in the free Aug. 20-21 show at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. The Super Hornets, which are
July 6, 2011 Navy Jets Visiting Detroit Region U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet jets from Navy Tactical Demonstration Team, California, are in the area performing flyovers for the Detroit APBA Gold Cup Races happening this weekend in Detroit, at the request of the event sponsors. They are being staged at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.Citizens
June 30, 2011 Selfridge Pilots Recall Sept. 11 "Are you OK?""It's bad."Two simple messages, delivered to pilots wearing different uniforms, perhaps 1,000 miles apart. That they were delivered on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, seared them into the memories of the men who received them.Lt. Col. Rolf Mammen and Lt. Col. Doug Champagne, both pilots
June 28, 2011 F-106 Veterans Gather at Selfridge The Airmen who made the Delta Dart fly at Selfridge pointed and looked and joked and visited. But the highlight of the trip was standing in a hangar, with a quiet look of pride and satisfaction.Some 60 former Air Force members, who all served at Selfridge in the 1960s and worked on maintenance on
June 23, 2011 Airmen exercise response skills The 127th Wing held a Major Accident Response Exercise at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., June 21, 2011. The exercise scenario was created to prepare base personnel readiness and response skills for the August 20-21 Airshow and Open House. Military planners at the base often invite local
June 22, 2011 Selfridge Airmen Plan 'Tanker Trot' Can you run faster than a tanker?Hmmm, probably not. But you can participate in the first Selfridge Tanker Trot.The Saturday, Oct. 1, event will feature a 5K run or walk, a 10K run and/or an 18-mile bike ride on the base. Participants can also choose to participate in both the 5K run and 18-mile
June 22, 2011 Streamers Tell of Proud History at Selfridge Long before the first Warthog ever got airborne, the pilots of the 107th went hunting for submarines - and they have the campaign streamer to prove it.Then designated the 107th Observation Squadron, the 107th had been sent for training to Esler Field at Camp Beauregard in Louisiana and was flying
June 10, 2011 3rd Annual Robot Trot held at Selfridge On June 10, 2011, the Robotic Systems Joint Project Office at Selfridge Air National Guard Base held their third annual Robot Trot. Over 100 runners competed in the 5K race. Several runners also competed in a 10-mile race to qualify for the Army 10-Miler, which will be held in Washington D.C. later