Karl Schultz, station chief, and Airman First Class Will Gruzwalski, fire protection specialist, 127th Civil Engineer Squadron, Michigan National Guard, discuss their roles and responsibilities of their career field at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, March 11, 2026. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Senior Airman Jacob Hessen)
SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. - With more than $1 billion worth of investment in the pipeline\, Michigan military and government leaders met with more than 300 business representatives at Selfridge Air National Guard Base April 27\, highlighting opportunities\, timelines and the processes that will be utilized over the next several years at the base. Michigan National Guard leaders are leveraging long-standing ties with Macomb County government and local community organizations to educate businesses on how to bid on the work\, which will position Selfridge for future missions.
The event, dubbed “Infrastructure Day,” and led by Macomb County’s Planning and Economic Development Department, brought together government,...
U.S. Air Force Col. Bryan R. Amara, deputy commander of the 127th Wing, Michigan National Guard, addresses the audience at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, April 27, 2026. Amara gave opening remarks at an event that brought together more than 350 government, military and private-sector partners to educate companies on pursuing work tied to an estimated $1 billion Air Force investment planned for Selfridge ANGB over the next five years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Chelsea E. FitzPatrick)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Leah Voelker assumed command of the 127th Wing and Selfridge Air National Guard Base in a formal ceremony at the base on Dec.
Among the most recent recruits are five people who have sworn in and will serve as crew chiefs on the Wing’s A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft and will be among those who transition to serve to support the Wing’s conversion from the A-10 to the new F-15EX Eagle II, which will begin to be delivered to the Wing in 2028. Each of the five, who spent the first weekend in November serving at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, said they are excited...
