Brig. Gen. Matthew Brancato, 127th Wing commander, delivers the May 2025 drill message at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, May 1, 2025. Leadership provides an update in advance of each scheduled drill period. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Schumann)
A major accident response exercise conducted at Selfridge Air National Guard Base on April 3, 2025, brought a variety of members together for a realistic training opportunity. Personnel in the air traffic control tower, Selfridge Fire Department and those assigned to a crashed, damaged or disabled aircraft recovery team, worked with members of Marine Wing Support Squadron - 471, Naval Reserve Center - Detroit, and the Selfridge Military Air Museum to simulate a realistic accident training scenario.
A MARE prepares Air Force personnel for a variety of emergency scenarios including aircraft accidents, mass casualty events and other large-scale disasters. During the April 3 simulation, an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft notionally lost its...
04.04.2025 | SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, MICHIGAN, US |
Story by Bruce Huffman
U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 127th Civil Engineer Squadron exercise an emergency medical service technical rescue on a construction site in collaboration with Walsh Construction at their Hangar 4 project on Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan May 9, 2025. The exercise was part of Walsh’s Construction Safety Week observation and provided an opportunity for training to the Selfridge team. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Erb)
The Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) Fire Department was called to duty late January 27, 2025, providing mutual aid support to the Alpena Fire Department and community as the Holcim-Alpena Plant - a large local cement plant - requested assistance for a rescue operation following a bulldozer rollover incident.
