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.
SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. – The Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing lauded its Outstanding Airmen of the Year, welcomed a new commander and saluted the more than 500 wing Airmen who deployed in 2025 during year-end ceremonies at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Dec. 7.
During the ceremony, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Leah Voelker was named the wing’s commander, replacing Brig. Gen. Matthew Brancato, who moved to a position at National Guard Bureau headquarters near Washington, D.C. Voelker has been a member of the Michigan Air National Guard since commissioning as an officer in 2001. She has spent the bulk of her career as a member of the 127th Wing at Selfridge, starting as a C-130 Hercules pilot and later...
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob Wedemeyer, an aircraft armament systems specialist with the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard, secures munitions during the annual load crew competition at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, Dec. 6, 2025. Wedemeyer led his team to its second victory, reinforcing combat readiness and lethality while earning bragging rights. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Erb)
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.
The Michigan Air National Guard has begun implementing “Mission Next,” a sweeping modernization effort that will bring the F-15EX Eagle II fighter and KC-46 Pegasus air refueling aircraft to Selfridge Air National Guard Base. The transformation — one of the most significant in the 127th Wing’s history — includes nearly $1 billion in construction and infrastructure upgrades and will create new training and job opportunities for...
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...
