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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 Selfridge AFB radar station is a United States military facility in Michigan.It began operations in 1949 with a Bendix AN/CPS-5 Radar test that tracked aircraft at 210 mi (340 km).
The 553rd Fighter Squadron, which trained replacement pilots for the 332nd Fighter Group, was the last group to train at Selfridge Airfield before moving to Walterboro Army Airfield in South ...
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.
Was: Kinross Air Force Base (1947-1959) Was: Kincheloe Air Force Base (1959-1977) Now: Chippewa County International Airport (IATA: CIU, ICAO: KCIU) Raco AAF, Raco; Sub-base of Alpena AAF Was: Used by Michigan National Guard and by Kincheloe AFB as a BOMARC missile site. Closed 1972. Now: Non-aviation use Old runways used for automotive testing.
Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport, Michigan, 1 October 1962; Selfridge Air National Guard Base (prev. Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan, 1 July 1971 – 1 April 1996; 1 May 1999 – 30 September 2007)
It was assigned to the newly organized Michigan National Guard's 127th Fighter Group. The squadron was equipped with F-51H Mustang. In 1950, the unit was converted to Republic F-84B Thunderjet jets and on 1 February 1951, the unit was activated as part of the 127th Pilot Training Group and moved to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 107th was ...