Comment on House Armed Services chairman's tour shows off Macomb's military might

The Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee had heard all about the important role that Michigan plays in defense from the committee's newest member, Congressman Paul Mitchell (MI-10).But on Monday, Texas Congressman Mac Thornberry got to see it firsthand."I certainly did not appreciate the extent of the cutting edge defense technology that goes on here," said Thornberry, who accepted Mitchell's invitation to tour some of the state's most important military installations including Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township and the U.