Air Force to land planes on Michigan highway during war training exercise
ALPENA COUNTY, MI – A portion of a Northern Michigan highway will be closed when the U.S. Air Force trains personnel to land on civilian roadways as part of the annual Northern Strike war-readiness training exercise next month, WPBN/WGTU reports.
Airmen will attempt to land two C-146 and four A-10 aircraft on M-32, near the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena County, on Thursday, Aug. 5, the report said. The highway will be closed from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. from east of Herron Road to west of King Settlement Road for the exercise.
Participating units are the Michigan Air National Guard’s127th Wing from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, the Air Force’s 355th Wing from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona and the Air Force Special Operations Command from Duke Field in Florida, the report said.
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