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HOMES/10A MARCH 23, 2023 • Vol. 35, No. 6
Macomb Township trustees move ahead with DNR grants
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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.
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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 com-
munity 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 See SELFRIDGE on page 4A
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MACOMB TOWNSHIP —The Macomb Township Board of Trustees passed a resolution in support of applications for two Michigan Department of Natural Resources grants at its March 8 meeting. Both applications are for DNR Trust Fund grants, serving projects aimed for recreation purposes. The first grant would go toward the acquisition of property along the North Branch of the Clinton River in the township, which will be used to establish the North Branch Greenway along the river. With $750,000 coming