An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 107th Fighter Squadron, 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, lands and takes off from a highway during Northern Agility-1 22 in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan June 29, 2022. (Photo: Master Sgt. David Kujawa)
By: FEDweek StaffSeveral Air Force aircraft landed and took off on a closed section of highway in Michigan, in the first test of its kind.
The exercise, Northern Agility 22-1, was conducted by the Michigan Air National Guard to demonstrate the service’s Agile Combat Employment doctrine – and prove the ability to execute unpredictable missions quickly. The landings took place on a 9,000-foot section of state highway M-28 on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
The planes included: an Air Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II; an MC-12W Liberty, C-145A Combat Coyote and U-28A Draco from Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC); and an Air Force Reserve C-146A Wolfhound.
The participating units included: AFSOC’s 1st Special Operations Group, based at Hurlburt Field, Florida; the Air Reserve’s 119th Special Operations Wing, based at Duke Field, Michigan; the Michigan Air Guard’s 127th Wing, based at Selfridge Air National Guard Base; the Oklahoma Air Guard’s 137th Special Operations Wing, based at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base; and the Maryland Air Guard’s 175th Fighter Wing, based at Warfield Air National Guard Base. Additionally, an MQ-9 Reaper from the Fargo Air National Guard Base in North Dakota took part, piloted by members of the Michigan Air Guard’s 110th Wing based at Battle Creek.
“Northern Agility 22-1 is an historic exercise that supports the Air Force’s directive to ‘accelerate change or lose,’ as well as the ability of our airmen to generate combat power anytime, anywhere,” said Brig. Gen. Bryan Teff, assistant adjutant general and commander of the Michigan Air National Guard.
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