Oct. 9, 2008 New National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility at Selfridge Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. -The Michigan National Guard held a ribbon cutting ceremony here today at the new home of Detachment 1, Bravo Co. 3-328th Aviation Regiment, and its CH-47 Chinook helicopters. The small ceremony was marked by the presence of many local community members and
Oct. 3, 2008 Alert Mission comes to an end at Selfridge Since that unforgettable morning on September 11, 2001, the F-16s at Selfridge Air National Guard Base have patrolled local skies and stood alert, ready to answer the nation's call to identify or intercept unresponsive or otherwise threatening aircraft. On Oct. 2, the 127th Wing officially handed
Sept. 23, 2008 Fire Prevention Week Scheduled for October 5-11 Your home should be a safe haven. But do you regularly check for home fire hazards? If not, there is the potential for danger. Fire departments responded to nearly 400,000 home fires in 2006. That's why the theme of Fire Prevention Week 2008 is "It's Fire Prevention Week: "Prevent Home Fires!" From
Sept. 16, 2008 Remembering our namesake Despite the fact that he apparently never set foot in southeastern Michigan, one man's name has long been at the forefront of military aviation in the state: Thomas Selfridge. U.S. Army 1st Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge, the first military person ever to die in an aircraft accident during a flight, was
Sept. 10, 2008 U.S. Army stands up joint program office at Selfridge Plans in place to bring over 200 jobs to Selfridge Air National Guard Base The U.S. Army, today, officially announced the relocation of Army's Project Manager for Joint Combat Support Systems (PM JCSS), which falls under the leadership of the Program Executive Office for Combat Support & Combat Service Support (PEO CS & CSS), to Selfridge Air National Guard (SANG) Base.
Aug. 21, 2008 Base Firefighters Assist with Three-alarm Fire Selfridge firefighters helped to combat a three-alarm fire at the Harbor Club Apartments on Jefferson Avenue and Shook Road in Harrison Township. Selfridge had one fire engine and four personnel on scene assisting the effort to halt the blaze in the 30-unit apartment building. The vehicled helped
Aug. 13, 2008 Cold War mission remembered For more than a quarter century, through the coldest years of the Cold War, the people of the Detroit region - and the all-important industrial might of the Motor City - were protected by their local, neighborhood missile system. For 26 years, soldiers and missiles in places like River Bends Park in
Aug. 13, 2008 New facility for 127th Civil Engineers The 127th Civil Engineering Squadron held a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday, August 12, to celebrate the finalization of their newly constructed building. In a small ceremony held August 12, Major Stephen Ward, 127th CES commander, and Brigadier General Michael Peplinski, 127th Wing commander, as
Aug. 8, 2008 Selfridge Firefighters Help Local Children The Selfridge Air National Guard Base Fire Department presented an $8,000 check to Wigs 4 Kids, a non profit charity that provides wigs for children who suffer from hair loss due to some form of illness on August 6. Ms. Maggie Varney, founder and CEO of Wigs 4 Kids, received the check from Fire
July 24, 2008 Father, Son fly together A Total Force flight crew of an Air Force Reservist and an Air National Guardsman in the cockpit was also a family affair on a unique final-flight that happened here July 22 which marked the end of a long and distinguished AF career. After 37 years of military service, and almost 10,900 flying hours