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Michigan National Guard leadership

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partnered with Macomb County officials

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and community organizations to host

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more than 300 business representatives

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at Selfridge Air National Guard Base on

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Monday . The infrastructure day was

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coordinated by Macomb County's Planning

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and Economic Development Department to

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educate companies on how to bid for

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work tied to . Nearly $1 billion Air

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Force investment planned for Selfridge

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over the next five years . The , um ,

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series is gonna allow us to really do

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that deeper dive into what do these

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projects look like , what are the

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priorities , what are the timelines .

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So today you're gonna get a very high

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level of what do the next five years

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look like . The investment will upgrade

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the base to support the 127 wings

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transition from the A-10 Thunderbolt 2

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and KC-135 strato tanker to the F-15 EX

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Eagle 2 and KC-46 Pegasus platforms .

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To put the investment value in

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perspective , the adjutant general of

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the Michigan National Guard said the

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investment at Selfridge will be the 2nd

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largest in Air Force history after the

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reconstruction of Tyndall Air Force

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Base in Florida . They got literally

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wiped out by a hurricane , and they

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invested $7 billion into it over the

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last 10 years or so to rebuild that

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base . Attendees received guidance on

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navigating government contracting

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processes

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and learned about the timing of the

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projects . While the investment at

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Selfridge is expected to bring

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significant infrastructure updates over

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the coming years , leaders emphasize

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that strong partnerships with local

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stakeholders remain essential to

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mission success .

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We say that is the sound of freedom .

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That is the sound of freedom and thank

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God they're one of ours . That's what

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we say in this community for the 127th

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Wing Public Affairs Office , I'm Master

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Sergeant Chelsea Fitzpatrick .