May 19, 2009 Doolittle Raider and historian recall mission of air power during visit to Selfridge Long before there was a U.S. Air Force, there were questions. Could American air power be a dominant force? Could it really be a factor? Could U.S. air power truly make a difference? In the days after the December 1941 Japanese attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, President Franklin
May 3, 2009 Graduation Time The 127th Wing honored 12 graduates with Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) Degree May 3, at Selfridge in the Dining Facility. The CCAF program is an accredited program which started in 1978 to provide Airmen the opportunity to achieve a degree by incorporating on the job training with
May 3, 2009 Warthog, Stratotanker Join Air Show Roster Two new aircraft, freshly sporting the insignia of the 127th Wing, will be front and center this summer at the 2009 Selfridge Air Show. Since the 2007 show, the 127th Wing, made up of Citizen-Airmen from around Michigan who serve in the Air National Guard, has completed the transition to two new
May 3, 2009 Selfridge Air Wing Launches First A-10 The Warthog has reported for duty. The 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base launched its ceremonial first flight in the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft on May 2. The aircraft, more popularly known as the Warthog, was assigned to the base to replace the departing F-16 Fighting Falcon,
April 30, 2009 drivN n txtN wl kil u Technology is a wonderful thing, until it becomes the thing that gets you or some other innocent person killed. We should all know that in accordance with Department of Defense policy, anyone driving a motor vehicle on a DoD installation cannot use a cell phone unless the vehicle is safely parked or
April 30, 2009 New Jet Comes to Selfridge Residents in the Metro Detroit area will notice a new airplane flying overhead beginning this weekend, as the 127th Wing of the Michigan Air National Guard begins flying the A-10 Thunderbolt in place of the F-16. The unit has converted to the larger attack jet as part of the Base Realignment and
April 27, 2009 Flu giving you the blues? What's up with pigs getting the flu, and wasn't that some weird Oriental thing many years ago? Influenza (commonly called flu) has been around for several thousand years. In fact, birds, swine, and other animals have been getting the flu for thousands of years. Approximately half of the U.S. pig
April 7, 2009 New mission, new plane, new friends – Michigan Air Guard A-10 unit learning from Maryland The year was 1987 and it was a good time to be a fighter pilot. The movie "Top Gun" had been released the year before and a newly pinned Air Force officer was beginning his career as a pilot in the top-of-the-line F-16 "Fighting Falcon" fighter. "When I got into the service in '87, that was the
April 5, 2009 127th Wing Gets New Chemical Suits Say goodbye to messy charcoal. The Michigan Air National Guard is making the move to a new type of chemical warfare suit that not only provides better protection for Airmen, but also eliminates the mess of residual charcoal covering uniforms, bodies and everything else the old suits came in contact
April 5, 2009 Satellite PME Available for Senior Airmen Sixty-five Senior airmen around the 127th Wing are just one step away from joining the NCO ranks. But the next step is a crucial one: PME - Professional Military Education. PME teaches a person the art and the science of being a professional Airman. Senior airmen are required to attend Airman