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
June 13, 2023 Aircrew flight equipment Airman serves with pride Helping a pilot tie their boots after donning a specialized flight suit may seem like a small task, harkening to a young child learning to tie their shoes, but the Airman caring for the pilot in that small way is part of an important military career field: aircrew flight equipment. Senior
June 11, 2023 German host nation MWR provides recreation for Air Defender 2023 Service Members German-led Air Defender 2023 is a multinational exercise demonstrating the allied ability to protect the population and safeguard freedom and democracy. Air Defender 2023 is a robust multinational operation and collaboration with allies, making this the largest NATO exercise since NATO’s
June 8, 2023 U.S. Airmen in Germany for Air Defender Approximately 200 members of the 127th Wing, Michigan National Guard are in Germany to stand up a notional expeditionary air base. The worldwide muscle movement, nearly two years in the making, delivered several hundred U.S. Air National Guard Airmen to the U.S. European Command’s area of
April 6, 2023 127th Wing Airmen named best in Air National Guard The 127th Forces Support Squadron’s Services team received the Air National Guard’s Senior Master Sgt. Kenneth W. Disney Award for operating the best dining facility in the ANG. In early March, a team of ANG inspectors visited Selfridge to observe food preparation, review records, interview Airmen
April 5, 2023 Michigan Airman Earns Army Air Assault Badge A 127th Wing Defender completed the “10 toughest days in the Army” in March, becoming among the relatively few Air National Guard Airmen authorized to wear the Air Assault Badge on his uniform.
April 5, 2023 Blackbird midair collision: the story of a KC-135’s survival Decades later and after structural repair, inspection and certification, KC-135Q was updated to KC-135T Block 45 status and is now part of the tanker fleet here at Selfridge ANGB as part of the 171st Air Refueling Squadron.
April 5, 2023 127th Wing celebrates sorority’s Selfridge connection, honors women Shortly after the MING took over the base, the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.- Eta Lambda Zeta Chapter was chartered here at Selfridge, Oct. 31, 1971.
April 5, 2023 Selfridge Fire Department best in Air Force The 127th Civil Engineer Squadron's Fire Department at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, has been named as the top mid-sized fire department in the Air Force