Air Force

A plane crash in 1952 resulted in 52 servicemen losing their lives. 70 years later, military honors have been given to Air Force Cpt. William Coombs.

Many Michiganders were unable to view the Air National Guard's flyover across nine communities on Tuesday. For one Alpena resident, the flyover held a special meaning.

State officials and Oscoda residents are again clashing with the Air Force over cleanup regulations at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base.

It's been well over a decade since PFAS – toxic forever chemicals – were discovered on the site of the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda. Some of those residents took to the streets this week (Wednesday) to demand more clean-up measures from the Air Force while a long-term plan is developed.

PFAS contamination at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base has resulted in five health advisories that warn Oscoda residents of toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water, venison, small game, fish, and foam. PFAS activists are planning to rally tomorrow in Oscoda for additional clean-up measures.

Oscoda residents were invited last week to tour the air force’s water treatment systems for PFAS chemicals at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base. But the event drew mixed reactions from the very people the military was trying to win over.

The U.S. Air Force published a new proposal for a cleanup plan at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda this week, but a local environmental group…

The Air Force met with Oscoda residents on Wednesday to discuss plans for how they'll use millions of dollars earmarked for clean up of the former…

A virtual meeting between Oscoda residents and Air Force officials on Wednesday about pollution clean up at the former Wurtsmith Air force base turned…

A new documentary will look at the Air Force's involvement in PFAs pollution around the former Wurthsmith Air Force base in Oscoda.PFAs are a family of…