Michigan ANG pilot Tom Froling was airborne on a routine training mission when America came under attack. Hours later, his squadron was loading live missiles and ammunition for combat air patrols over the United States. We spoke with him 25 years later about that day and what followed.
“It was surrealistic. In all my training and career, I could have never imagined something like this happening. In a matter of hours, what I was doing changed so dramatically.”
After an 08:50 hrs local takeoff from Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township, Michigan, Air National Guard F-16C
