March 17, 2026 Selfridge Air National Guard Base cancels open house and air show Leadership of the 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, announced today that the 2026 Selfridge Open House and Air Show, scheduled for May 30-31, 2026, is cancelled.
Jan. 11, 2026 Michigan Airmen fly, fix to ready for fight Fly, fix, fight.As part of the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing drill weekend, Airmen flew and fixed aircraft to ready for the fight at Selfridge Air National Guard Base Jan. 9-11, 2026.Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, Air Force Chief of Staff, laid out the “Fly, Fix, Fight” motto to Airmen in his
Dec. 7, 2025 Voelker takes command at Selfridge U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Leah Voelker assumed command of the 127th Wing and Selfridge Air National Guard Base in a formal ceremony at the base on Dec. 7.Voelker, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot who has served her entire 24-year military career in the Michigan Air National Guard, replaces Brig. Gen.
Dec. 7, 2025 127th Wing names 'outstanding Airmen,' outlines new priorities The Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing lauded its Outstanding Airmen of the Year, welcomed a new commander and saluted the more than 500 wing Airmen who deployed in 2025 during year-end ceremonies at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Dec. 7.During the ceremony, U.S. Air Force Brig.
June 23, 2025 Engine troops, heart of A-10 Aerospace propulsion technicians in the 127th Maintenance Group’s propulsion shop are preparing to make a big change. The Airmen in the shop currently service and maintain the TF34-GE100 turbofan engines that power the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft that are assigned to Selfridge Air National Guard
March 13, 2025 Public affairs Airmen win at telling 127th Wing story Two 127th Wing Airmen were nationally recognized on Feb. 28, 2025, when the National Guard announced winners in the 2024 National Guard Media contest. Tech. Sgt. Andrew Schumann and Senior Airman Nathan Wingate, both public affairs specialists with the 127th Wing, brought home accolades.“The
March 6, 2025 Mitchell Trophy Air Race revived at Selfridge Members of the 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, hosted the 1st Fighter Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mar. 6, 2025, reviving an aerial competition made popular when World War I flying aces were front-page news. In a collaboration 89 years in the making, the 1st Fighter Wing,
Feb. 2, 2025 Crew chiefs give the green light to, "go" The 127th Wing’s refueling mission depends on the readiness, dedication, and precision of its Airmen. Every successful KC-135 Stratotanker mission results from hours of inspections and maintenance.“We conduct scheduled inspections to ensure everything is operating correctly, as if it were a
Feb. 1, 2025 127th Wing Recognizes New Senior NCOs Thirty-eight Citizen-Airmen of the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing were recognized in February for their promotion to the senior noncommissioned officer corps during an induction ceremony at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Feb. 1, 2025.The Airmen were all promoted to the rank of master
Dec. 8, 2024 Wing awards outstanding Airmen, employees Leadership and Airmen of the 127th Wing honored the unit’s 2024 Outstanding Airmen of the Year on Dec. 8, 2024.“This ceremony is our opportunity to highlight some of our team’s outstanding achievements from the past year and discuss our way forward,” said Brig. Gen. Matthew Brancato, commander of