As if learning that her husband has suffered two strokes while serving with the military overseas wasn’t challenging enough, Cherie Scalf got that news about after hours on a Friday. That meant that most of the government offices that could help her get to her husband, Master Sgt. Billy Scalf, were already closed for the weekend.
“Obviously, this was a situation where we weren’t going to sit around on our hands for a weekend,” said Brig. Gen. John D. Slocum, the 127th Wing commander at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. “Fortunately, we knew who to call.”
At the other end of Slocum’s line was U.S. Rep. Paul Mitchell, the member of Congress whose district includes Selfridge. Slocum called Mitchell, Mitchell called the...
SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich.-- Ethan Boyd, a retired chief master sergeant of the 127th Wing, gives invocation during a dedication ceremony here on May 18, 2019. The ceremony, held at the Enlisted Heritage House, dedicated 109 commemorative paver stones, "The Selfridge Steps," to the community and donors who provided them. The Enlisted Heritage House, former Base Commander housing that stood vacant since 2008, was revitalized and repurposed between 2016 and 2017 and now serves as a recreational and ceremonial facility for the base community.
04.25.2018 | Audio by <a href="/portfolio/1151124/chelsea-fitzpatrick">Tech. Sgt. Chelsea FitzPatrick</a> and <a href="/portfolio/1140364/andrew-schumann">Staff Sgt. Andrew Schumann</a>
Team Selfridge Podcast: Episode 2
Introduction: SSgt. Drew Schumann
Important Traffic Advisory: TSgt. Chelsea Barber
Force Protection: SSgt....
03.10.2019 | Story by <a href="/portfolio/1089891/daniel-heaton">Tech. Sgt. Daniel Heaton</a>
An outsider might assume that high wind gusts at Selfridge Air National Guard Base on a very blustery March morning may have curtailed flying due to safety concerns on take-off or landing.
Really, it was the mechanics checking the oil on the A-10 Thunderbolt IIs at the base who were having the problems.
03.02.2019 | Story by <a href="/portfolio/1194199/samara-taylor">Staff Sgt. Samara Taylor</a>
SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich.— The 127th Logistics Small Air Terminal and passenger section provided deployment support to the 51st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in a Deployment Readiness Exercise on March 3, 2019.
