The Michigan Air National Guard will conduct its first road runway training exercise on Aug. 5.
A pilot from the 107th Fighter Squadron takes off in an A-10 Thunderbolt II from Selfridge Air National Guard Base for a training mission in Northern Michigan July 22 2021. The A-10 Thunderbolt II is the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support of ground forces. They are effective and survivable twin-engine jet aircraft that can carry a wide variety of munitions that can be used against all ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles. ( U.S. Air National Guard photo by Terry L. Atwell )
A stretch of road on M-32 near Alpena will be closed for five hours from 0800-1300 hrs so that four A-10s and two C-146s can land and take off.
The A-10s are from the 127th and 355th Wing while the C-146s are assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command.
