This week we are hosting a Site Activation Task Force, a key milestone in planning Selfridge’s role in tomorrow’s fight, and as part of that, we are also hosting an F-15EX Eagle II from DCMA Boeing.
Visualizing the aircraft on our flight line is more than impressive —it’s giving planners insight into the facilities and infrastructure upgrades we will need to support both the F-15EX and the KC-46 Pegasus, the primary reason for their visit this week.
The beginning of all our exciting changes are already in motion, securing our transition to two of the most advanced airframes in the U.S. Defense arsenal.
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 Lt. Col. Matthew Olde, the F-15 director of programs and operations at Defense Contract Management Agency Boeing St. Louis, exits an F-15EX Eagle II aircraft at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, June 11, 2025. Olde brought the aircraft to the base as part of a site activation task force visit, one of the initial steps to ensure that when both the F-15EX and KC-46 Pegasus missions arrive at Selfridge ANGB, the 127th Wing will be fully prepared with the right infrastructure, personnel, and support to stand them up and operate them effectively. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Schumann)
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.
