U. S. Airmen from the 127th Wing, Michigan National Guard, were tested on critical skillsets during a combat readiness inspection at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Sept. 10 to 13, 2025. Exercise Bronco, a four-day combat readiness inspection, tested the 127th Wing's ability to generate, deploy, and fight from home station under pressure, ensuring the 127th Wing Airmen have the capabilities needed to dominate the future fight.
Notified that there was a concern that the jet fuel at the base’s storage facility had somehow become contaminated, Staff Sgt. Devin Houle donned a thick rubber apron, gloves and a face mask and headed out to one of the R-11 fuels trucks at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.
This time, it was all a simulation, part of a four-day combat readiness inspection at the base in September, dubbed Exercise Bronco.
Houle collected a jar of jet fuel from the truck and gave it a visual inspection. If needed, the fuel could have been tested in the base’s fuel lab. The concern about the possible fuel contamination was just one of dozens of stressors that tested the 127th Wing’s ability to generate combat power under challenging...
U.S. Airman Dillon Rose, a finance specialist with the 127th Comptroller Flight, Michigan Air National Guard, dons full chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense protective gear at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, Sept. 10, 2025. CBRN training was a component of Exercise Bronco, a four-day combat readiness inspection, that tested the 127th Wing’s ability to generate, deploy, and fight from home station under pressure, ensuring 127th Wing Airmen have the capabilities needed to dominate the future fight. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Erb)
