Michigan National Guard

Freudenburg takes command at Alpena CRTC
December 17, 2025 — U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Lucas Freudenburg became the 15th commander of the Michigan Air National Guard’s Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in a formal ceremony on the base, Dec. 12, 2025 Freudenberg replaced Col. Michael Whitefoot in the post.Freudenburg, an MQ-9 Reaper aircraft pilot, most recently served with the 110th Wing in Battle Creek... MORE

From DC to Michigan: Chief of Joint Staff Brings Vision, Humility, and Humanity to the Mission
December 17, 2025 — In 2019, when Col. Hyo “Jeana” Cho learned she had been selected for battalion command through the Title 10 federal officer board process, her next step seemed simple: remain in the District of Columbia, where she had spent her entire military career. But D.C. had no available command positions, forcing her to look beyond the only organization she... MORE

Voelker takes command at Selfridge
December 17, 2025 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. – 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. 7.Voelker, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot who has served her entire 24-year military career in the Michigan Air National Guard, replaces Brig. Gen. Matthew G... MORE

127th Wing names 'Outstanding Airmen,' outlines new priorities
December 17, 2025 — 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... MORE

Mission Next takes shape at Selfridge Air National Guard Base
December 12, 2025 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. — 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 —... MORE

Garden City JROTC Cadets Build, Fly FPV Drones in Workshop With Michigan Air Guard
December 12, 2025 — GARDEN CITY, Mich. — High school Cadets at Garden City High School spent a day soldering circuits, programming controllers and buzzing first-person-view (FPV) drones through a soccer field, thanks to a hands-on partnership between the school's Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) and Airmen from the Michigan Air National Guard's 272nd... MORE

Airmen fuel freedom with every mission
November 25, 2025 — Every mission in the sky starts with work on the ground, and that's where the fuel management specialists, also known as petroleum, oils, and lubricants Airmen, come in. Serving with the 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Fuels Flight at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, these Airmen are the backbone of the Air Force.POL is a vital career field... MORE

Future crew chiefs eager for Air Force mission
November 25, 2025 — It is a time of transition in the 127th Wing, with new aircraft and missions on the near horizon, with today’s missions still at hand.The 127th Wing is actively recruiting potential new Airmen to join the team.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... MORE

Teff retires after decades of service, leaves legacy of leadership in Michigan Air National Guard
November 25, 2025 — Battle Creek, Mich. — Maj. Gen. Bryan J. Teff, who rose from a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy to commander of the Michigan Air National Guard, and most recently, a mobilization assistant to the combatant commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), retired after more than three decades of service.Teff, a command pilot with... MORE

Communications squadron Airmen support ERRE operations
November 17, 2025 — The 45 Citizen-Airmen of the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Communications Squadron played a unique dual role during a recent series of combat readiness inspections and exercises at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.The “Comms” Airmen were working to both defend and secure the base’s connectivity and also to control “injects” that cut the... MORE