Col. Deane Thomey, of Sherwood, Ark., was piloting a single-engine Piper PA-28R-300 with his daughter when it went down near Walterboro in Colleton County, S.C., according to a wing news release. Thomey was en route from Virginia to Florida when his plane experienced engine problems and crashed into woods, Patch.com of Montgomery County, Pa., reported Tuesday.
Air Force considers Selfridge to host international F-35 training center
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Washington The Air Force is expected to decide soon on where to establish an international F-35 training center, and Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township is among five candidates under consideration.
Under the plan, the Air Force would house up to 36 F-35s at the base while the service trains international student pilots and support personnel from Singapore, Poland, Finland and Switzerland, said Phillip Ulmer, spokesman for the 127th Wing at Selfridge. Those nations would be purchasing the aircraft from the U.S. military.
Other bases in the running to host the foreign military sales training center include Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado; Fort Smith Regional Airport in Arkansas; Hulman Field in Indiana; and Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas.
Published: 12 April 2021 12 April 2021
Phoenix, Arizona - Governor Doug Ducey Wednesday announced the appointment of Brigadier General Kerry L. Muehlenbeck to Arizona’s Adjutant General and Director of the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs.
General Muehlenbeck succeeds Major General Michael T. McGuire, who announced his retirement on March 5, 2021. McGuire served as Director of the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs and Adjutant General since 2013, and will officially retire on April 10, 2021.
“I’m eager to announce the appointment of Brigadier General Kerry Muehlenbeck as Arizona’s newest Adjutant General and Director of the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs,” said Governor Ducey. “General Muehlenbeck’s impressive military experience and continued leadership are amplified by her legal and teaching background. She joined the Arizona Air National Guard in 1997 and served in many roles until she became Ari