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MARCH 22, 2023 • Vol. 35, No. 6
Clinton Township trustees resolve football practice field mix-up
The Department of the Air Force decided against assigning an F-35 foreign customer training school at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. A base in Arkansas was chosen instead. Photo provided by United States Department of Defense
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
SELFRIDGE PASSED UP FOR F-35 TRAINING SCHOOL HARRISON TOWNSHIP — After nearly a year of research, study and consideration, the Department of the Air Force has decided against placing a new fighter mission at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Marked throughout the process as the second alternative for an F-35 Lightning II fighter jet training mission to help foreign pilots learn the new planes, Selfridge was turned down as the host base in favor of Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas. “The 127th Wing, Selfridge ANGB, and our community
were postured, capable and ready to take on this mission, and I thank everyone who supported us in this endeavor,” said Brig. Gen. Rolf Mammen, commander of the 127th Wing. “We continue to stand ready to take on any mission the Air Force chooses to base here.” The decision is the latest setback in getting the F-35 to the base, which is slated to replace the attack role currently held by A-10 jets like those stationed at the installation based in Harrison Township. An effort was made by Macomb County, communities throughout the county, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan’s congressional delegation to convince the Air Force to choose Selfridge over Ebbing, though Macomb See SELFRIDGE on page 18A
See TRUSTEES on page 9A
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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BY DEAN VAGLIA
dvaglia@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — On March 13, the Clinton Township Board of Trustees tackled a dilemma presented when two youth football programs requested the use of the same city-owned practice fields. Trustees were first confronted with the issue at the Feb. 13 meeting, when representatives of the Clinton Township Cowboys voiced concerns over the Quinn Road Tar Heels using Prince Drewry Park as its practice location. Cowboys representatives stated they had used the field in years past.