HomeMedia

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

News Search

  • Drema Isaac, with scissors, president and CEO of the Central Macomb Credit Union, uses a large pair of scissors to cut the ribbon on a new location for the credit union at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Dec. 18, 2014. The credit union first opened in 1957 as the Selfridge Air Force Base Credit Union. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Terry Atwell)

    Credit union moves to new location at Selfridge

    An empty building at Selfridge Air National Guard Base has been renovated and given new life as a customer service center for a credit union. The new building will also soon house the base's Post Office.The Central Macomb Credit Union held a ribbon cutting on the base on Dec. 18 to celebrate the move to a new location at the corner of Jefferson and
  • Battle of the Bulge. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    70th Anniversary: Michigan Guard units played role in Battle of the Bulge

    This month marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Bulge, which turned out to be the last major German offensive of World War II. Two Michigan National Guard units played significant roles in the battle.The 254th Combat Engineer Battalion, now known as the 107th Engineer Combat Battalion and based in the Upper Peninsula, was
  • The First Muster in spring 1637; this took place after the December 13, 1636 Massachusetts General Court declaration established three regiments within the colony to defend against enemy attack and preserve settlements, established in the English militia tradition.

    National Guard marks 378 years of service

    One of the nation's most enduring institutions will marks its 378th anniversary on Saturday. The National Guard is the oldest of America's military forces, pre-dating the Declaration of Independence by more than 140 years.While the U.S. National Guard traces its history to a Dec. 13, 1636, order by the governing board of the Massachusetts Bay
  • 141206-Z-VA676-017 -- Airman 1st Class Mike Fontana, 191st Maintenance Squadron, performs a visual inspection on part of the boom on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Dec. 6, 2014. Fontana has been working as a crew chief at Selfridge for about a year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan Heaton)

    Selfridge crew chiefs keep tankers flying

    With several relatively new Airmen assigned to his duty section, Tech. Sgt. Timothy Kelly says he's enjoying his job as a KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief at Selfridge Air National Guard Base more than ever."You meet so many different personalities, different people, and they all come out here and say 'let's fix something,'" said Kelly.Kelly has been
  • Master Sgt. Thomas Barjaktarovich and members of the 127th Wing Honor Guard present the colors during the 127th Wing Change of Command ceremony, in which Brig. Gen. John D. Slocum took command of the wing, Nov. 2, 2014, at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. In addition to serving as a color guard at ceremonial events, the 127th Wing Honor Guard renders final honors to Air Force veterans at about 300 funerals per year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Hanet)

    Honor Guard benefits ‘immeasurable’

    Ultimately, it is about the veteran and his or her family, says Master Sgt. Thomas Barjaktarovich.A member of the 127th Wing's Honor Guard at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Barjaktarovich has participated in more than 100 funerals for Air Force veterans, working with one or more other Honor Guard members to fold the U.S. flag and present it to
  • Major Gen. (ret.) John L. Borling addresses the Selfridge Base Community Council at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Nov. 18, 2014. Borling spoke about he used poems that he composed in his mind to help him survive his experience as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan Heaton)

    Former POW shares story, poems with Selfridge BCC

    Major Gen. (ret.) John L. Borling can bookend his 37-year Air Force career around two trips to Selfridge Air National Guard Base. In the first trip, he experienced his first ride in the cockpit of a supersonic fighter-interceptor and almost lost his hearing. In the second trip, the former prisoner of war told the story of how he used poetry to help
  • 141107-Z-EZ686-002 Members of the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 127th Operation Support Squadron and the 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., pose for a group picture during the “Combined Resolve” exercise on Spangdahlem, Air Base, Flugplatz Spangdahlem Germany, Nov. 7, 2014. Combined Resolve, is a Joint Multinational NATO training mission preparing U.S. and European militaries for combat rotations in Iraq and Afghanistan, focused predominantly on large conventional force operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by MSgt. David Kujawa/Released)

    Michigan Airmen return home from Combined Resolve

    About 75 Michigan Airmen returned home to Selfridge Air National Guard Base the day after Veterans Day, after spending about two and a half weeks participating in Combined Resolve 2014, a major exercise based in Germany.Combined Resolve is a Joint Multinational NATO training mission preparing U.S. and European militaries for combat rotations in
  • Airmen, Soldiers and Coast Guardsmen from around the Detroit region worked with other volunteers Nov. 3, 2014, at the Forgotten Harvest organization, a non-profit group that works to provide nutritious meals to "food-insecure" people ini the Detroit area. The volunteers spent a day working in the Forgotten Harvest warehouse in Oak Park, Mich. (Courtesy photo)

    127th Wing salutes veterans

    Michigan Airmen will be engaging in several events to help honor America's veterans during the national Veterans Day holiday.Several senior leaders from the 127th Wing, including the wing commander, Brig. Gen. John D. Slocum, will be speaking at schools or civic organizations on Tuesday, Nov. 11.In a Veterans Day message to the wing, Slocum thanked
  • 141106-Z-VP586-018 -- Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James shakes hands with Staff Sgt. Kenneth Kirchoff during a lunch at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Nov. 6, 2014. Secretary James' visit to Selfridge was her 50th such visit since she became secretary of the Air Force in December 2013. (U.S. Air National photo by Penny Carroll)

    Secretary James: Selfridge ‘stands ready’

    Saluting Team Selfridge for continuing to 'Stand Ready' to serve state and nation, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James spent Thursday, Nov. 6, visiting Michigan's Hometown Air Force at Selfridge Air National Guard Base."The 127th Wing has certainly been shouldering its fair share, maybe more than its share, over the last several years,"
  • 141102-Z-NJ721-179 -- Brig. Gen. John D. Slocum holds the flag of the 127th Wing as he officially assumes command of the wing during a ceremony Sunday, Nov. 2, at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Behind Slocum are Brig. Gen. Leonard W. Isabelle, Jr., commander of the Michigan Air National Guard; Col. Philip R. Sheridan, outgoing 127th Wing commander; and Chief Master Sgt. Robert Dobson, command chief master sergeant of the 127th Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Hanet)

    Slocum Takes Command at Selfridge

    More than 250 of the Airmen in his new command did not attend the ceremony in which Brig. Gen. John D. Slocum was officially named the new commander of the 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. One contingent of the Michigan Air National Guardsmen is in Europe, another is at an island air base in the Pacific Ocean.While Slocum, who takes
RSS

Art