WEBVTT 00:07.940 --> 00:10.107 Located along the shores of Lake Saint 00:10.107 --> 00:11.940 Clair in southeastern Michigan . 00:11.940 --> 00:14.107 Selfridge . Air National Guard base is 00:14.107 --> 00:16.273 home to the 1 27 th wing and more than 00:16.273 --> 00:18.440 70 tenant organizations . Less than 10 00:18.440 --> 00:20.273 miles from the city of Detroit . 00:20.273 --> 00:22.384 Selfridge is the largest Air National 00:22.384 --> 00:24.718 Guard installation in the United States . 00:24.718 --> 00:26.773 Along with the 127 th Wing Selfridge 00:26.773 --> 00:28.996 hosted the Michigan Army National Guard 00:28.996 --> 00:31.162 Coast Guard Air Station , Detroit Navy 00:31.162 --> 00:33.162 operational support center , Marine 00:33.162 --> 00:35.330 Corps reserves the US Customs and 00:35.340 --> 00:37.118 border protection , operational 00:37.118 --> 00:39.979 integration center and many more for 00:39.990 --> 00:41.990 more than a century . Selfridge Air 00:41.990 --> 00:44.212 National Guard Base has provided highly 00:44.212 --> 00:46.212 trained personnel to every American 00:46.212 --> 00:47.990 conflict since world war I from 00:47.990 --> 00:50.101 launching alert fighters on September 00:50.101 --> 00:52.379 11 to contributing to today's missions . 00:52.379 --> 00:54.490 Selfridge airmen stand ready to serve 00:54.490 --> 00:56.860 state and nation today . The 127 th 00:56.869 --> 00:58.925 wing flies both the A 10 thunderbolt 00:58.930 --> 01:02.110 two and the K C 135 Stratan with these 01:02.119 --> 01:04.119 aircraft . The wing has contributed 01:04.119 --> 01:06.175 thousands of hours of flight time to 01:06.175 --> 01:08.341 missions both in the United States and 01:08.341 --> 01:11.129 overseas . A significant advantage to 01:11.139 --> 01:13.028 the fighter mission at Sulfur Air 01:13.028 --> 01:15.250 National Guard Base is its proximity to 01:15.250 --> 01:17.306 the National All Domain War Fighting 01:17.306 --> 01:19.528 Center which combines the Camp Grayling 01:19.528 --> 01:21.750 Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena 01:21.750 --> 01:23.750 Combat Readiness Training Center to 01:23.750 --> 01:25.528 provide nearly 150,000 acres of 01:25.528 --> 01:27.750 maneuver space . And the largest aerial 01:27.750 --> 01:29.528 range east of the Mississippi . 01:29.528 --> 01:31.361 Northern Michigan features three 01:31.361 --> 01:33.361 geographically separated electronic 01:33.361 --> 01:35.083 threat emitters and is able to 01:35.083 --> 01:37.195 accommodate the training needs of any 01:37.195 --> 01:39.417 unit featuring a 9,000-foot runway over 01:39.417 --> 01:41.583 3000 acres of ramp space and more than 01:41.583 --> 01:43.917 100 years history with fighter aircraft . 01:43.917 --> 01:46.028 Selfridge is ideally equipped to deal 01:46.028 --> 01:48.250 with the nation's most advanced air And 01:48.250 --> 01:49.972 weapons systems . Currently 10 01:49.972 --> 01:52.028 maintenance base and two engine hush 01:52.028 --> 01:54.083 houses at Selfridge are dedicated to 01:54.083 --> 01:56.083 the fighter mission with additional 01:56.083 --> 01:58.306 wing assets including a pull up to pump 01:58.306 --> 02:00.195 fuel farm supporting local tanker 02:00.195 --> 02:02.250 operations . Space exists around the 02:02.250 --> 02:04.417 airfield for additional ramp space and 02:04.417 --> 02:06.361 maintenance facilities if needed . 02:06.361 --> 02:08.417 Selfridge has the current ability to 02:08.417 --> 02:10.639 house 24 fighter aircraft and can house 02:10.639 --> 02:12.583 an additional 24 aircraft shelters 02:12.583 --> 02:14.583 without modification to the fighter 02:14.583 --> 02:16.417 ramp . With these capabilities . 02:16.417 --> 02:18.361 Selfridge could easily accommodate 02:18.361 --> 02:20.139 additional training and fighter 02:20.139 --> 02:22.306 missions . Selfridge is one of few air 02:22.306 --> 02:24.472 guard bases which features many of the 02:24.472 --> 02:26.639 amenities of an active duty facility , 02:26.639 --> 02:28.806 including a full size fitness center , 02:28.806 --> 02:30.861 child development center , full size 02:30.861 --> 02:32.750 base exchange and Michigan's only 02:32.750 --> 02:35.429 military commissary . Highlighted by 02:35.440 --> 02:37.329 the recent addition of a new fuel 02:37.329 --> 02:39.551 storage and delivery system . Selfridge 02:39.551 --> 02:41.662 has innovated its infrastructure with 02:41.662 --> 02:43.773 recent construction projects that has 02:43.773 --> 02:45.607 brought a high tech squadron ops 02:45.607 --> 02:47.607 building home to the Red Devils 107 02:47.607 --> 02:49.718 fighter squadron new munition storage 02:49.718 --> 02:51.940 facility , state of the art fire rescue 02:51.940 --> 02:53.940 station , medical facility , dining 02:53.940 --> 02:56.399 facility and other modern assets to the 02:56.410 --> 02:59.000 base . The awards and accomplishments 02:59.009 --> 03:01.300 of the 127 th Wing are recognized 03:01.309 --> 03:03.420 throughout the Air National Guard and 03:03.420 --> 03:05.476 have contributed to a positive image 03:05.476 --> 03:07.642 within the local community . Community 03:07.642 --> 03:09.865 involvement at Selfridge is highlighted 03:09.865 --> 03:12.087 by the base community council . The BCC 03:12.087 --> 03:14.253 at Selfridge is the largest in the Air 03:14.253 --> 03:16.309 National Guard together with the BCC 03:16.309 --> 03:18.420 Selfridge Air National Guard Base has 03:18.420 --> 03:20.531 an unparalleled relationship with its 03:20.531 --> 03:22.649 neighbors . From infrastructure needs 03:22.660 --> 03:24.493 to the support of the motor city 03:24.493 --> 03:26.438 community . Selfridge Air National 03:26.438 --> 03:28.549 Guard Base is ideally suited to serve 03:28.549 --> 03:30.604 our state and nation for another 100 03:30.604 --> 03:32.660 years . With the best ramp space and 03:32.660 --> 03:34.660 air space , the all domain training 03:34.660 --> 03:36.549 environment and its complementary 03:36.549 --> 03:38.771 missions . Selfridge would be the ideal 03:38.779 --> 03:40.835 location to host additional training 03:40.835 --> 03:41.910 and fighter missions .