July 2015 - Selfridge Military Air Museum

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Michigan Air Guard Bulletin and News Gazette,
July 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TAPS
110th Attack Wing Happenings
Views from Selfridge’s Past/Honor Roll
Definitions
Know The Rules
New Old Gym Opens at Selfridge
127th Wing Happenings
Heritage Series – Eddie Rickenbacker
“Six Pack” Dinner & Reunion
171st Air Refueling Squadron
Reader Information Survey
Memorial Wall
MAGHA Membership Application
KC-135 Stratotanker Photo
MI ANG History Books
Air Force’s 10 Most Important Missions
First Selfridge Air Museum Aircraft
Complete MAGHA Roster
Old Words & Phrases/Ask & You Shall Receive
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Lt Col Brian Botkin (??-15) – 20 Mar 15
Lt Col Rosemary Charboneau (56-77) – 11 May 15
CMSgt Bill “Willy” Harris (63-89) – 10 Jun 15
John L. Kuzma, Sr (??-??) – 23 Apr 15
MSgt Jerrold Malseed (??-91) – 15 Apr 15
TSgt Ronald Morris (54-89) – 6 Apr 15
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National Guard Career Center Highlights cyber capabilities in Battle Creek
by Master Sgt. Denice Rankin
Joint Force Headquarters, Michigan
After 18 months of planning, the 110th Airlift Wing, Michigan Air National Guard based in Battle Creek, Mich., has expanded
their "footprint" to the Kalamazoo, Mich., area with the opening of an Air National Guard Career Center.
The new ANG Career Center is located at "The Shoppes on Stadium," 3266 Stadium Drive in a high-traffic area conveniently
located by Western Michigan University.
The leadership at the 110th anticipates significant opportunities to reach out to individuals interested in serving their state and
nation, who are willing to live the Air Force core-values of "Integrity first; Service Before Self; and Excellence In All We Do."
"We are excited for this ANG career center," said 110th Airlift Wing commander Col. Ronald Wilson. "The 110th leads cuttingedge air power innovation in planning, cyber, and operations. This is a great location to meet and educate applicants who are
considering the option of military service in the Air National Guard."
The new office is totally funded by the National Guard Bureau. The only "expense" to the 110th Airlift Wing or the Michigan
National Guard is the manpower required to run the office.
The Air National Guard Career Center is collocated with the active duty Air Force recruiters. The initial plan is to have the office
manned Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and a toll-free number 800-432-4296 to put individuals in contact with
any of the recruiters.
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Michigan Air National Guardsmen and women based in Battle Creek have served their local community and their country since
the base opened in 1946.
Over the years, the 110th Air Guard members and the planes and other assets have supported numerous U.S. and
international missions such as security missions after the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001, rescue missions here in Michigan
after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, peacekeeping missions in Kosovo and Bosnia, and combat missions to support Operation
Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Allied Force.
As America's involvement in Afghanistan draws down, it is certain that the relevance of the Guard to their local communities will
become more noteworthy.
One of the 110th Airlift Wings' newest missions is expected to spark interest in the young generation of up-and-comers. The
Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPA) mission is scheduled to be mission capable at the base in 2016 and will have the capability to
accomplish both federal and domestic missions.
The RPA will include but not are not limited to intelligence collection, provide communications, and can be used as a weapons
delivery platform.
At the ANG Career Center, potential applicants can receive information about the 110th cyber mission which supports the U.S.
Air Force European Command with full spectrum non-kinetic solutions to solve global issues. The cyber mission could also be
leveraged in United States domestic operations to support and protect state and national capabilities.
Those interested can also learn about the 217th Air Operations Group at the Battle Creek ANGB, which capitalizes on latest
innovations in communication technology and powerful analytics. The AOG members produce strategic solutions to challenges
ranging from security and famine in Africa to homeland emergencies.
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Two F-86 Sabres from the 56th Fighter Group land at Selfridge on April 29, 1951.
HONOR ROLL
Due to the large number of Honor Roll members, only those who have either become Life Members or who have achieved a
higher membership status since the last issue are listed below. A complete Honor Roll membership roster is published
annually in the July issue.
PATRON MEMBER
MSgt Sherrie Knudson-Cramton & Mr. Don Cramton (MI ANG, 1978 – 1993)
LIFE MEMBER
CMSgt Norbert V. Dominick (MI ANG, 1953 – 1990)
Sgt Frederick Hollister, Sr (MI ANG, 1955 – 1968)
SMSgt Dave Liebzeit (MI ANG, 1973 – 1998)
SMSgt Kenneth Peltier (MI ANG, 1975 – 1995)
Brig Gen Doug “Odie” Slocum (MI ANG, 2014 – present)
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DEFINITIONS
From Karen Jess
ADULT: A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle.
BEAUTY PARLOR: A place where women curl up and dye.
CANNIBAL: Someone who is fed up with people.
CHICKENS: The only animals you eat before they are born and after they are dead.
COMMITTEE: A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours.
DUST: Mud with the juice squeezed out.
EGOTIST: Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation.
GOSSIP: A person who will never tell a lie if the truth will do more damage.
HANDKERCHIEF: Cold Storage.
INFLATION: Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.
MOSQUITO: An insect that makes you like flies better.
RAISIN: Grape with a sunburn.
SECRET: Something you tell to one person at a time.
SKELETON: A bunch of bones with the person scraped off.
TOOTHACHE: The pain that drives you to extraction.
TOMORROW: One of the greatest labor saving devices of today.
YAWN: An honest opinion openly expressed.
WRINKLES: Something other people have. You have character lines.
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KNOW THE RULES
from LTC Paul Ayres (53-88)
"Aim towards the Enemy." - Instructions printed on a US Rocket Launcher
"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend.” - USMC
"Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to
always hit the ground." - USAF Ammo Troop
."If the enemy is in range, so are you." - Infantry Journal
"A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it.
That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit." - Army's Magazine
of Preventive Maintenance.
"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed." - USAF
Manual
"Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo." - Infantry Journal
"Tracers work both ways." - U.S. Army Ordnance
"Five-second fuses only last three seconds." - Infantry Journal
"Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid." – David Hackworth
"If your attack is going too well, you're walking into an ambush." -Infantry Journal
"No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection." - Joe Gay
"Any ship can be a minesweeper... once." - Anon
"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do." - Unknown Marine Recruit
"Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you." - Your Buddies
"If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him." – USAF Ammo Troop
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New 'old' gym opens at Selfridge
by Tech. Sgt. Dan Heaton
127th Wing Public Affairs
4/12/2015 - SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. -- Something old is new again for Airmen of the 127th Wing.
The old gym at Selfridge Air National Guard Base - a legacy building constructed in the early 1930s at the base - has been
refurbished and is once again being used as a fitness center at the air base.
"This gives us a centralized location to not only conduct our physical assessment program, but also to allow people to work out
and to participate in recreational fitness activities," said Senior Master Sgt. James Alves, superintendent of the Services Flight
of the 127th Force Support Squadron, who now oversees the facility.
The gym building was built during the second-wave of construction on the nearly 100-year-old air base, shortly after the
decision was made by the U.S. Army Air Corps to make Selfridge a "permanent field" shortly after World War I. It has been
used primarily as a gym and fitness facility since then, though for a period earlier in this decade, it was re-purposed to house
the 107th Fighter Squadron when that squadron's operations building was undergoing a major renovation.
"I'm excited to be able to offer a place where the different squadrons around the base can have a basketball tournament or
people can come and play a game of racquet ball after work," Alves said. "Early in my career, when the gym was open, I made
a lot of connections that have been valuable to me by spending time in this gym."
The opening of the refurbished gym allows the Services Flight to better track the 127th Wing's fitness program, said Senior
Airman Anje Jones, a member of the flight.
Physical assessment periods are offered throughout the Wing's drill weekend, with Services personnel on duty to supervise
and assist in the process.
"Having this located in one central place allows us to provide more manpower to oversee the process," Jones said.
The gym building offers a full basketball court, racquetball court, a number of free weights and various workout machines, such
as treadmills and stair-climbers. Showers are also available. The building is only open to 127th Wing members.
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350 Selfridge Airmen Deploy
127th Wing Public Affairs
4/21/2015 - SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. -- Approximately 350 Airmen and 12 A-10
Thunderbolt II aircraft from Selfridge Air National Guard Base have deployed to Southwest Asia in support of U.S.
Central Command activities there, including Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), Major Gen. Gregory J. Vadnais, the
adjutant general of Michigan, announced today. OIR is the operation to eliminate the terrorist group known as ISIL,
the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
The Selfridge Airmen deployed earlier this month and are now on station and engaged in daily missions as part of
OIR, said Brig. Gen. John D. Slocum, 127th Wing commander at Selfridge.
The deployed Airmen are all members of the Air National Guard. Deployed units include the 107th Fighter
Squadron, the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, the 127th Maintenance Squadron and the 127th Operations
Support Squadron. A few Airmen from other squadrons are also on the deployment. All of the units involved are
components of the 127th Wing.
"Today, our Michigan Airmen are fully engaged in the fight," Vadnais said. "We could not be more proud of the work
that they are already doing and the way they have answered their nation's call."
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Slocum said the current deployment by the Selfridge Airmen is scheduled to last about six months. This deployment
is the longest, large-scale deployment of Selfridge Airmen since the Selfridge A-10s and related Airmen deployed to
Kandahar, Afghanistan, in late 2011-early 2012. Additional deployments of Selfridge Airmen and KC-135
Stratotanker aircraft are planned for later this year. In total, more than 500 Selfridge Airmen are expected to deploy
to operations in 2015 - about double the number of each of the past two years.
"The Airmen of the 127th Wing are proving once again that they have the right skills, the right training - and the right
aircraft - needed to support our national interests," Slocum said.
"Our A-10 Airmen have trained extensively here in Michigan, at the air gunnery range in Grayling, at Davis-Monthan
Air Force Base in Arizona and in several other training exercises. They are ready, they are willing and they are
more than capable," Slocum said.
The 107th Fighter Squadron is one of the oldest flying units in the nation, first established in World War I, and is the
oldest flying unit in the Michigan National Guard. The squadron is known as the "Red Devils" and has been flying
the A-10 Thunderbolt II, informally known as the "Warthog," since 2008.
While deployed the Michigan units will be assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. Family, friends and
supporters of the deployed Airmen may wish to follow the 386th at
http://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/386thAirExpeditionaryWing.aspx or https://www.facebook.com/386thAEW
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HERITAGE SERIES
Rickenbacker Visits Highlighted Post-WWI Days at Selfridge
by TSgt. Dan Heaton
127th Wing Public Affairs
He was America's Ace of Aces - and then served some of his final few days in uniform at Selfridge Field.
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker became an American hero as the top U.S. ace in World War I. In the short time he
remained on active duty after the war, Rickenbacker passed through Selfridge, no doubt recalling their victory in
France with some of his former squadron mates in the 94th Aero Squadron - the famous "Hat in the Ring" squadron
that Rickenbacker commanded during the war. The squadron was assigned to Selfridge Field after the war. An
historic photo exists that shows the Ace with some of his former colleagues at Selfridge.
An ace is a pilot who scores five or more aerial combat victories. Rickenbacker's 26 topped the U.S. total, ahead of
Capt. Francis W. Gillet's 20. (Though an American, Gillet flew during the war for Canada and Britain, a fairly
common practice during that conflict.) While Rickenbacker's victory total was impressive, America entered the war
after it had been raging for several years and U.S. totals are well behind that of many European flyers. Germany's
Baron Manfred von Richtofen, the feared "Red Baron," ended the war as the top ace with 80 kills.
On the day of his promotion to command the 94th - after the previous commander had been shot down and
captured -- Rickenbacker wrote this entry in his diary: "Just been promoted to command of 94th Squadron. I shall
never ask any pilot to go on a mission that I won't go on. I must work now harder than I did before." On the very
next day came the action for which he would receive his nation's highest honor, the Medal of Honor.
Rickenbacker was an automotive enthusiast prior to World War I. He completed an automobile mechanics
correspondence course in 1905 (for reference, the first Ford Model T wasn't built until three years later).
Rickenbacker then launched a career as a auto race driver, competing in the very first Indianapolis 500 in 1911.
(Rickenbacker would later own the famed Speedway in the 1930s and '40s.) When World War I broke out,
Rickenbacker enlisted and his driving skills were put to use when he was assigned as a driver to Gen. John J.
Pershing, the commander of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe.
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Serving as a driver was OK, but it was not enough for Rickenbacker. Though he was two years over the age limit to
be a pilot, he badgered his bosses - and used some help from a key high-ranking friend, Major Gen. Billy Mitchell to get assigned to an aero squadron. The rest, as they say, is history. Rickenbacker, though said to have no more
than "average aim" due to an old eye injury, shot down 22 enemy airplanes and four balloons (which were
considered even more dangerous than airplanes) to finish the war as the nation's top ace. In 1930, he was
belatedly awarded the Medal of Honor for valor during a Sept. 25, 1918, dogfight in which he downed two enemy
aircraft - the day after Rickenbacker had been named the commander of the Hat in the Ring Squadron. During that
dogfight, Rickenbacker braved seven-to-one odds on the opening day of the Meuse-Argonne offensive.
Following the war, Rickenbacker toured the country for the Army (the separate Air Force was still 30 years in the
future), selling bonds to help pay for the war costs and promoting air power. It was during that tour that he made his
stop at Selfridge, where the 94th was then stationed. Rickenbacker left the Army in January 1919, though he was
assigned as a colonel in the Officers Reserve Corps for several years in the 1930s.
Following his military service, Rickenbacker worked briefly for General Motors and then moved into the airline
business, eventually running Eastern Airlines and making it the first airline to turn a profit and operate without
government subsidy. In 1941, he survived a plane crash on an Eastern aircraft. In 1943, while visiting U.S. bases in
the Pacific region, the B-17 he was flying on crashed into the ocean. Rickenbacker, despite being the only civilian
on board, took command of the survival party. Twenty-two days later, he and six other survivors were rescued.
After a two-week rest, Rickenbacker continued his tour, one of several he made to support the Army Air Forces
during the war.
Rickenbacker died in 1973, aged 82. He was buried in his home town of Columbus, Ohio, where Rickenbacker Air
National Guard Base is named in his honor. In addition to his Medal of Honor, Rickenbacker was awarded seven
Distinguished Flying Crosses and the French Legion of Honor medal.
Though his connection with Selfridge Field was only minimal, Rickenbacker's daring accomplishments during World
War I helped cement the image of a can-do Airman into the American psyche. That groundwork helped pave the
way for all those who wear Air Force blue today at Selfridge and beyond.
Today, the 94th Fighter Squadron is the second-oldest active fighter squadron in the U.S. military. The unit
currently flies the F-22A Raptor and is based at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia. It continues to use the famed
"Hat in the Ring" image and motto.
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Michigan 191/171 Six Pack Dinner & Reunion
Not to be confused with the “Six Pack Gang” Reunion
coordinated by LTC Ayres
October 10, 2015 at 6 pm
Food and drinks all completely included
Memorabilia on display and auction
To be held at:
VFW Bruce Post
28404 Jefferson Ave, St Clair Shores, MI
Tickets $30 in advance/$35 at the door
To purchase tickets:
Send Check or Money order (made out to cash)
and a Self-Addressed envelope to:
Six Pack Reunion, PO Box 133, St Clair Shores, MI 48082
Or you can send money through paypal:
[email protected]
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171st Air Refueling Squadron
Operating from Selfridge Air National Guard Base and flying the KC-135T Stratotanker, the 171st Air Refueling
Squadron provides global reach for the deployment of U.S. air power. The squadron has deployed Airmen and
aircraft to locations around the globe on an ongoing basis since it began operating the KC- 135 in April 2008.
A component of the 127th Air Refueling Group and 127th Wing, the squadron is a part of the Michigan Air
National Guard, supporting the mission of the Air Mobility Command. To accomplish its mission, the squadron
works closely with the 191st Maintenance Squadron, the 191st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 191st
Maintenance Operations and Operations Support flights.
Deployments
Recent major deployments by the 171st ARS and supporting units include:
2010-present: Deployments in support of Pacific Air Command
2009-present: Deployments in support of Air Mobility Command’s Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC), including
aeromedical evacuation duty.
2011-2014: A series of ongoing, rolling mobilizations in support of Central Command
2011: Operation Odyssey Dawn (Libya)
History
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Prior to taking on the KC-135 mission, the 171st ARS was known as the 127th Airlift Squadron and flew C130 Hercules tactical cargo aircraft for about 15 years. The unit's final major deployment with the C-130
came when most of the squadron spent the last six months of 2006 in Afghanistan.
The 171st ARS traces its history back to World War II. In 1943, the 374th Fighter Squadron was created to
fly the P- 47 Thunderbolt in the European Command. In 1946, after the conclusion of the war, the unit was
re-designated as the 171st and assigned to the Michigan Air National Guard. In the 1970s, operating as a
Fighter Interceptor squadron, the unit flew the F-106 Delta Dart and picked up a distinctive nickname - the
Michigan Six-Pack. The 171st flew fighter aircraft from the time of the unit's inception through 1994, when
it made the transition to the C-130. The Six- Pack nickname - and the unit's black and yellow
checkerboard tail markings - continue to be used by the Michigan ANG at Selfridge and can be seen in a
distinctive design on the KC-135s stationed at the base.
The unit’s aircraft, the KC-135 “T” model, is distinct in that it is capable of carrying two different types of
fuel, the JP-8 used by the KC-135 and either additional JP-8 to transfer to a receiving aircraft or a different
type of fuel, such as a synthetic blend, for transfer.
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READER INFORMATION SURVEY
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MEMORIAL WALL
SELFRIDGE MILITARY AIR MUSEUM
The Michigan Air Guard Historical Association (MAGHA) has completed construction of a Memorial Area in the center of the Air Park at
the Selfridge Military Air Museum. The memorial is a place to honor all members of the military who gave their lives in the line of
duty and in the service of this great nation, to recognize all those who have in the past or who are currently serving their
country, and to acknowledge the contributions made by families and companies to the preservation of freedom. Pictures of the
Memorial Area and the Memorial Wall are above. The centerpiece is an elevated F-86 Sabre aircraft, an aircraft flown, maintained, and
supported by three Michigan Air Guard units in the mid-1950s. Flanking the F-86 is the Memorial Wall topped by engraved Memorial
Bricks such as those shown below.
We invite you to become part of this memorial and to recognize a unit, an individual, or a family by purchasing an engraved brick that
will become a permanent part of the Memorial Wall. Cash donations for the Memorial project are also welcome. All memorial brick
purchases and donations for this effort are tax-deductible per Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Service Code. Engraved memorial
bricks cost $100.00 per brick for non-members (cost includes a one-year membership in MAGHA), $75.00 per brick for
members, and $50.00 per brick when multiple brick orders are made. For example, a one-brick order from a MAGHA member
would cost $75.00, a two-brick order would cost $125.00, and a three-brick order $175.00. Information about MAGHA can be
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Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker is pushed out of the hanger after
completing isochronal inspection at Selfridge ANGB.
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MICHIGAN AIR NATIONAL GUARD
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Air Force's 10 Most Important Missions
Commentary by TSgt. Dan Heaton
127th Wing Public Affairs
SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. -- What was the most important mission in
the Air Force? How did we get to where we are today, as the most powerful Air Force in the
world, with a decades-long legacy of air supremacy?
As a self-styled military aviation historian, these are the questions that keep me up at night. The
question was prompted largely by the gathering this month (April 2013) in Florida of three of the
four surviving Doolittle Raiders for their 71st reunion, during which they stated that this reunion
will be their last, at least as a public event.
Here are, for your review, discussion and debate, the 10 most significant missions and events,
in ascending order, in the history of the U.S. Air Force and its predecessor organizations.
(Please note that the following list is my opinion only and does not reflect any official ranking or
view of the U.S. Air Force.)
10. Battle of Saint-Mihiel, September, 1918. Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell, chief of Air Service for
the American Expeditionary Force in France for World War I, coordinates the use of nearly
1,500 British, French, Italian and (a handful of) U.S. aircraft during the battle. It is the first major,
coordinated air-ground offensive in history.
9. Linebacker II, Dec. 18-29, 1972. Also known as the "Christmas Raids," this "maximum effort"
bombing campaign over North Vietnam, led by B-52 Stratofortresses, was the heaviest bombing
campaign of the Vietnam War. Though the Vietnamese government claimed otherwise, the
campaign - and the threat of its resumption - was seen by many as the catalyst to bring about
the Paris Peace Accords on Jan. 27, 1973.
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8. Air Superiority & the Korean War, 1950-53. Aided by the introduction of the F-86 Sabre
and other jet aircraft, U.S. forces quickly gained control of the sky over the Korean Peninsula
during the early stage of the Korean War and never let go. In the six decades since that time,
the U.S. has maintained air superiority in every conflict and contest.
7. Integration Leader, March 21, 1941. The 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first Black flying
squadron, is created. Along with several other squadrons created shortly thereafter, these flyers
eventually become known as the Tuskegee Airmen. Their exemplary flying record during World
War II, even while facing bitter racial discrimination, helps lead to the integration of the U.S.
military.
6. First Combat Mission, April 20, 1915. With U.S. troops sent to the Texas-Mexico Border to
guard against possible cross-border raids by Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, the 1st Aero
Squadron is given its first tactical assignment. Operating from Fort Brown, Texas, the squadron
is assigned to provide observation support to the infantry. On April 20, a "Jenny" piloted by Lt.
Byron Q. Jones, with Lt. Thomas D. Milling as the spotter, takes enemy ground fire from across
the Rio Grande River. The aircraft is able to evade and land safely. It is the first combat mission
for a U.S. military aircraft - and it happens over U.S. soil. In 1917, Jones would serve as the first
commander of Selfridge Field.
5. Shock & Awe, Jan. 17, 1991. War begins in the Persian Gulf. More than 1,200 combat
sorties are flown, and 106 cruise missiles are launched against targets in Iraq and Kuwait during
the first 14 hours of the operation. It is perhaps the most awesome concentrated display of air
supremacy in the history of warfare.
4. Flight of the "Question Mark," Jan. 1-7, 1929. Remaining airborne for approximately 151
hours, the crew of the Question Mark, a Fokker C-2A, proves the viability of aerial refueling.
This capability eventually allows the U.S. Air Force to project air power on a global scale.
Among the crew of five on the Question Mark are future Air Force chief of staff Carl A. Spaatz
and Ira C. Eaker, who commanded the Eighth Air Force in World War II and was a key architect
of the day-time bombing missions of that war.
3. Atomic Bombing, Aug. 6, 1945. The B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay," commanded by Col.
Paul Tibbets, Jr. drops the atomic bomb "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, the
B-29 "Bockscar" drops a bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. The destructive force unleashed by these
missions is immense. Together, the bombings bring about the end of World War II, the largest
armed conflict in the history of man.
2. First Flight, May 19, 1908. Army Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge, working with a consortium led by
Alexander Graham Bell, makes the first flight by a person wearing a U.S. uniform. This flight
launches the U.S. on a path that eventually leads to the creation of the Air Force as a separate
military service in 1947. On Sept. 17, 1908, Selfridge is killed in a crash while flying with Orville
Wright. (Note: I did not include the Wright Brothers original Dec. 17, 1903, flight on this list, as
that was not a military project.)
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1. The Doolittle Raid, April 18, 1942. Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle leads 16 B-25 Mitchells on a
secret mission that launches off a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and bombs Tokyo, Japan. The
mission comes five months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. From a tactical point of
view, the mission accomplishes relatively little. It has huge strategic value however, giving a
shot in the arm to a still shell-shocked American psyche. And it causes the Japanese Empire to
re-direct some forces to home security, impacting the balance of forces in the Pacific Theater. It
is a daring use of air power that provides once and for all concrete evidence of the impact air
power can make.
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First Selfridge Air Museum Aircraft
Courtesy of TSgt Claude Fields (65-78)
The first aircraft that arrived for the new Selfridge Air Museum was the RF-84F Thunderflash. I was on the crew that
brought it back to Selfridge from Tri-City Airport. When I came into the 191st Cam Squadron, the RF-84’s were all silver
with red and yellow nose wheel fenders. Red denoted aircraft assigned to the 191st and yellow fenders were assigned to
the 127th. For most of us it didn’t matter if it had a red or yellow nose fender. We all worked together in repairing the
aircraft, and keeping them in flying condition.
When we converted to the RF-101 most of our RF-84’s went to the boneyard. As I remember, a couple RF-84’s stayed in
Michigan. One was on display in front of a factory on I-94. The crew chief on that aircraft had been Master Sgt. Marvin
Boyer. The other was at Tri City Airport in Midland Michigan. That aircraft went there in the belief it would be part of a
museum. The air museum in Midland, Michigan never got off the ground.
Chief Master Sgt. Charlie Bahn was called into action to bring the RF-84 from Midland back to Selfridge, for the new Air
Museum. He assembled a crew to bring home our Michigan Air National Guard RF-84F to its final resting spot. I
remember driving up with a flatbed truck, and other pickup trucks loaded with everything we would need to remove the
engine from the aircraft. We had a tail fuselage dolly, as well as an engine dolly, hydraulic pump, and our hand tools. The
aircraft sat on pavement out away from the traffic areas on the airport grounds. We removed the engine and
reassembled the fuselage. We readied the aircraft for its flight to Selfridge ANGB. Charlie added a small drag chute on
the tail of the aircraft. This would help keep the aircraft from swinging around while it was beneath the Kansas Army
National Guard CH-54 Sky-Crane. We also had a Huey as another support aircraft. I flew home in the Huey with other
ground crew members. The big sky crane flew out a little distance ahead of us on our left. It was a sight to see. We flew
over the least populated areas. It was fun to watch folks on the ground as we flew overhead. I remember seeing a
farmer’s wife below hanging clothes on a clothesline. When she saw us she ran into the house and brought out the
family for all to see. When we arrived at Selfridge the sky-crane came in over Lake St. Clair to avoid the populated areas.
The RF-84F was set down very near to the spot you see it today
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Charlie Bahn
Ready for Lift Off
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Over Lake St. Clair
Arrival at Selfridge Air Museum
Claude Fields 191st CAM Squadron
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OLD WORDS AND PHRASES REMIND US OF THE WAY WE WORD
by Richard Lederer (A remarkable linguist)
About a month ago, I illuminated old expressions that have become obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology. These
phrases included “don’t touch that dial”, “carbon copy”, “you sound like a broken record” and “hung out to dry”. A bevy of readers
have asked me to shine light on more faded words and expressions, and I am happy to oblige.
Back in the olden days we had a lot of moxie. We’d put on our best bib and tucker and straighten up and fly right. Hubba-hubba!
We’d cut a rug in some juke joint and then go necking and petting and smooching and spooning and billing and cooing and pitching
woo in hot rods and jalopies in some passion pit or lovers’ lane. Heavens to Betsy! Gee whillikers! Jumpin’ Jehoshaphat! Holy moley!
We were in like Flynn and living the life of Riley, and even a regular guy couldn’t accuse us of being a knucklehead, a nincompoop or
a pill. Not for all the tea in China!
Back in the olden days, life used to be swell, but when’s the last time anything was swell? Swell has gone the way of beehives,
pageboys and the D.A.; of spats, knickers, fedoras, poodle skirts, saddle shoes and pedal pushers. Oh, my aching back. Kilroy was
here, but he isn’t anymore.
Like Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle and Kurt Vonnegut’s Billy Pilgrim, we have become unstuck in time. We wake up from what
surely has been just a short nap, and before we can say, “I’ll be a monkey’s uncle!” or “This is a fine kettle of fish!” we discover that
the words we grew up with, the words that seemed omnipresent as oxygen, have vanished with scarcely a notice from our tongues
and our pens and our keyboards.
Poof, poof, poof go the words of our youth, the words we’ve left behind. We blink, and they’re gone, evanesced from the landscape
and wordscape of our perception, like Mickey Mouse wristwatches, hula hoops, skate keys, candy cigarettes, little wax bottles of
colored sugar water and an organ grinder’s monkey.
Where have all those phrases gone? Long time passing. Where have all those phrases gone? Long time ago: Pshaw. The milkman did
it. Think about the starving Armenians. Bigger than a bread box. Banned in Boston. The very idea! It’s your nickel. Don’t forget to pull
the chain. Knee high to a grasshopper. Turn-of-the-century. Iron curtain. Domino theory. Fail safe. Civil defense. Fiddlesticks! You
look like the wreck of the Hesperus. Cooties. Going like sixty. I’ll see you in the funny papers. Don’t take any wooden nickels.
Heavens to Murgatroyd! And awa-a-ay we go!
Oh, my stars and garters! It turns out there are more of these lost words and expressions than Carter had liver pills.
This can be disturbing stuff, this winking out of the words of our youth, these words that lodge in our heart’s deep core. But just as
one never steps into the same river twice, one cannot step into the same language twice. Even as one enters, words are swept
downstream into the past, forever making a different river.
We of a certain age have been blessed to live in changeful times. For a child each new word is like a shiny toy, a toy that has no age.
We at the other end of the chronological arc have the advantage of remembering there are words that once did not exist and there
were words that once strutted their hour upon the earthly stage and now are heard no more, except in our collective memory. It’s
one of the greatest advantages of aging. We can have archaic and eat it, too.
ASK & YOU SHALL RECEIVE
Lt Col Doug Barbier (MI ANG, 1980-1994) is in the throes of writing a book on the history of the F-106 and is
trying to contact anyone who flew, maintained, or been associated with the F-106.
Doug’s email address is [email protected], and his phone number is 231-242-1209.
The book will be published by Specialty Press in or about June 2017 and if the timing will allow, he plans to have
them available for sale and signing at the 2017 Selfridge Open House commemorating the 100th Anniversary of
Selfridge ANG Base
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