Selfridge Air National Guard Base | |||||||
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Near Mount Clemens, Michigan in the United States | |||||||
Coordinates | 42°36′30″N 082°50′08″W / 42.60833°N 82.83556°W | ||||||
Type | Air National Guard Base | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||
Operator | US Air Force (USAF) | ||||||
Controlled by | Michigan Air National Guard (ANG) | ||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||
Website | www | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1917 | (as Joy Aviation Field)||||||
In use | 1917 – present | ||||||
Garrison information | |||||||
Garrison | 127th Wing (host) | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | IATA: MTC, ICAO: KMTC, FAA LID: MTC, WMO: 725377 | ||||||
Elevation | 176.7 metres (580 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Selfridge Air National Guard Base or Selfridge ANGB (IATA: MTC, ICAO: KMTC, FAA LID: MTC) is an Air National Guard installation located in Harrison Township, Michigan, near Mount Clemens. Selfridge Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the United States entry into World War I in April 1917.[2]