Whitmer signs Selfridge airbase repair funding bill, locking in new F-15EX fighter wing

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: May 27, 2026

Words: 633

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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MACKINAC ISLAND — The long-awaited new fighter mission at Selfridge Air National Guard base is one step closer to landing in Michigan after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bipartisan bill to fund upgraded runways, a spending item that was critical to getting the impending F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets.

The bill signing occurred during the Mackinac Policy Conference, which allowed all of the stakeholders in the project to be present at one time while the …

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