Last week, Airmen from the 127th Wing departed Selfridge Air National Guard Base on a regularly scheduled deployment to the Middle East. The deployment is comprised largely of the 127th Wing’s Mission Generation Force Element (MGFE)
of the new USAF Force Generation model. The MGFE brings in aircraft, pilots, maintainers, and weapons support to provide combat capabilities to deployed locations.
ALPENA COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, Mich. – U.S. Air Force Col. Michael C. Whitefoot took command of the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center during a ceremony at the CRTC on July 12, 2024, ending Col. James Rossi’s nearly four-year tenure at the base.
The ceremony, presided over by Michigan Air National Guard Commander Brig. Gen. Rolf E. Mammen, was attended by approximately 100 community leaders and service members.
“I am confident the CRTC will continue to innovate and change to provide the best training environment for our guests,” Mammen said. “Jim, I cannot express how proud I am of the leadership that you have provided here to our Airmen.”
Rossi, who will be assuming command of the 110th Wing at...
In July 2024, a runway repair project began at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, expected to impact local flight operations for approximately three months. The $9.8 million construction contract, awarded to Cadillac Asphalt, LLC, based in Canton, will remove and replace a nearly 20 acre area of existing asphalt at a depth of 6.25 inches, and complete structural repairs in three separate locations. During the project, approximately 350 Airmen supporting the 127th Wing's A-10 Thunderbolt II mission and aircraft are deployed to an undisclosed location, and the unit's KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft and personnel are dispersed to airports around Michigan.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Munnaf H. Joarder)
