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At the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center last month, Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Wohlford, right, CRTC fire chief, holds a $50,000 monitor that uses laser technology to identify dangerous chemicals as Vince Cammack, CRTC assistant chief of operations, explains its use.
ALPENA If an oil spill oozed its way to Thunder Bay and onto the shores of Alpena, local responders wouldn’t have the needed equipment on hand to stop it.
Northeast Michigan does have at its disposal, however, a well-stocked military base, state and federal disaster response agencies, and the power of teamwork, planning, and community-mindedness, officials said.
By Air Mobility Command Public Affairs, Air Mobility Command / Published May 03, 2021
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Airmen from the 92nd Maintenance Squadron perform hot pit refueling on a KC-135 Stratotanker on Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, March 25, 2021. Hot pit refueling occurs nearly immediately after an aircraft lands, maintaining one engine remaining on during the refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kiaundra Miller)
From the left, Capt. Stephen Tice and 1st Lt. Forrest Doss, both 3rd Airlift Squadron pilots, fly a C-17 Globemaster III during a local training flight while Maj. James Johnson, 3rd AS pilot, reviews and discusses a flight plan map over Ohio, April 22, 2021. The 3rd AS trains to support global engagement through direct delivery of critical theater assets and to ensure combat readiness of Air Mobility Command C-17 aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Faith Schaefer)
Michigan National Guard members meet at Selfridge Air National Guard Base with officials from the Republic of Singapore Air Force last month. Selfridge is one of five installations being considered to host Singapore F-16s and F-35Bs as part of a plan to establish an F-35 Foreign Military Sales Training Center.
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Singapore Air Force officials stop by Selfridge
Base is considered for student training site
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HARRISON TOWNSHIP International officials recently visited Macomb County to explore the viability for a student pilot training site to come to the area.
On March 19 and 20, officials from the Republic of Singapore Air Force, or RSAF, visited Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township.
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker, 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
Three Ohio Air National Guard wings the 121st Air Refueling Wing, 178th Wing and 180th Fighter Wing have been recognized again with the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. The award is given to units that demonstrate exceptional meritorious service, accomplish specific acts of outstanding achievement and/or excel in combat operations.
Soaring to Success
Story by Bill Pierce,
Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
COLUMBUS, Ohio (3/12/21)
Three Ohio Air National Guard wings have been recognized again with the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, given to units that demonstrate exceptional meritorious service, accomplish specific acts of outstanding achievement and/or excel in combat operations. The period of consideration is typically anywhere from one to two years at a time. Each of these units the 121st Air Refueling Wing, based in Columbus; 178th Wing, based in Springfield; and 180th Fighter Wing, ba
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TOP: Its twin set of 375-pound rotor blades drooping like an old ceiling fan, a massive CH-47 Chinook Army National Guard transport helicopter hulks on a snowy runway in Alpena on Thursday as Capt. Charles Auer explains how the Winter Strike training held this week at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center prepares military personnel for overseas missions.
ALPENA Helicopters have had a busy week at the Alpena Combat Readiness Center.
Two Army National Guard battalions out of Illinois and U.S. Marine Corps squadrons from North Carolina converged at the CRTC this week to practice helicopter maneuvers as part of Winter Strike, a joint military exercise.