Featured in Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
Global Tooling Systems, an Ascent Aerospace company and provider of smart assembly tooling, was honored by Lockheed Martin as a top performing supplier for 2016, based on wing assembly systems and work stands that Global produced to support the F-35 program. Elite Supplier status is awarded to the top 2% of Lockheed Martin’s supply base of 1,400 suppliers and recognizes suppliers holding a 98% on-time delivery rating with a 98% quality rating. Read more...
Featured in The Peninsula
The Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County could be in a good position to host the Air Force’s next generation of fighter planes, according to a May 31 report from the Michigan Defense Center. Read more...
Featured in Macomb Daily
Several members of the Macomb County Executive Office have been given a spotlight this week at the Mackinaw Policy Conference to make their pitch on the importance of bringing the F-35 Lightning II to Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Read more...
Featured in Crain's Detroit
Macomb County and state officials are stepping up their lobbying of the U.S. Air Force to land a squadron of F-35A fighter jets at Selfridge Air National Guard Base by highlighting how the county's defense industry is larger than other metropolitan regions competing for the planes and jobs. Read more...
Featured in Macomb Daily
Bob Seger tickets are hot, but even hotter for anyone who does business in Michigan were the invitations to Lockheed Martin Supplier Matchmaker Event at Macomb Community College’s University Center in Clinton Township Wednesday. Read more...
Featured in Montgomery Advertiser
Three months. Five cities. One shot to land new F-35 Lighting II, the newest, technologically advanced jet in the Air Force arsenal. Read more...
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Click the "Read more..." link to view the channel 7 news video about the F-35 coming to Selfridge. Read more...
Featured in Fox 2 Local News
Right now, Selfridge is one of five bases under consideration to support the aircraft. Securing the F-35 would be a major step toward securing the long-term future of the Harrison Township compound. Read more...
Featured in Macomb Business
As part of Macomb County’s campaign to secure a squadron of the F-35 Lightening II at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Brig. Gen. John D. Slocum and County Executive Mark A. Hackel announced the launch of a new website, mif35.org. Read more...
Featured in Macomb Daily
Here are some facts about the F-35 Lightning II, which local officials hope to land at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, according to information from its manufacturer, Lockheed Martin and base leaders.
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