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On 1 July 1971, Selfridge Air Force Base was transferred to the Michigan Air National Guard, becoming the first major active Air Force base to come under control of the Air National Guard. At Selfridge Air National Guard Base, the 127th Wing (127 WG) is the host wing to more than 30 tenant units representing every branch of the military ...
Wurtsmith Air Force Base was used to train Free French pilots in WWII and to house nuclear-armed B-52 bombers during the Cold War. See also Michigan World War II Army Airfields. Michigan's northern location made it a good site for several Cold War air bases, especially Strategic Air Command B-52 / KC-135 bases. Numerous other sites around the ...
The 107th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Michigan Air National Guard 127th Wing. It is assigned to Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan and is equipped with the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. The squadron is a descendant organization of the World War I 107th Aero Squadron, established on 27 August 1917.
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., told the Free Press on Thursday that Selfridge Air National Guard Base will be home to a new squadron of 12 KC-46A refueling tanker aircraft, per a conversation ...
The 127th Wing is a composite wing of the United States Air Force, Air National Guard and Michigan National Guard.It comprises approximately 1,400 citizen airmen and provides highly trained personnel, aircraft, and support resources to serve the Michigan community, the state and the United States.
Fort Smith Regional Airport / Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas: ACC: MQ-9 Reaper / Prior manned flying mission (1st iteration) terminated in 2007 due to BRAC; former F-16C/D fighter squadron; latest manned flying mission (2nd iteration) terminated in 2014 pursuant to 2013 NDAA; former A-10C fighter squadron; Loss of A-10s part of a since discontinued USAF effort to retire all A-10 ...
127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base; 110th Wing, Battle Creek Air National Guard Station/W. K. Kellogg Airport; Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena Air National Guard Base; The Michigan National Guard has two State Partnership Program relationships. One is with the Latvian National Armed Forces. The program began in ...
The 127th Operations Group is a unit of the Michigan Air National Guard. It is stationed at Selfridge Air National Guard Base and is one of two flying groups assigned to the 127th Wing. The group operates Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft. The group was first formed during World War II as the 361st Fighter Group.