April 21, 2010 Selfridge Air Guard NCO supports morale and welfare ops for Southwest Asia wing Staff Sgt. Karen Staniek is a services journeyman with the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron at a non disclosed base here. In her deployed job, she works in Roy's flight kitchen in the operations area for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing.Sergeant Staniek is an Air National Guard NCO
April 20, 2010 War simulated for training at Selfridge The 127th Wing will be conducting an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) here on April 21 and 22. The exercise is designed to test the airmen's wartime ability to survive and operate. Simulated wartime activity will occur in the designated play area of Selfridge in the central and southeast portion
April 16, 2010 Ghana Deployment slideshow #2 The 127th Civil Engineering Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard, was deployed to Accra, Ghana, as part of a construction team. The detachment is working on doing major renovations to a technical training building at the Akota air base in Ghana, along with a team from the North Dakota Air National
April 16, 2010 Michigan Airmen Assist Orphanages During African Deployment Deployed to Ghana for a training mission, Airmen from the 127th Civil Engineering Squadron paid a visit and dropped off donations at an orphanage and a center that assists the children of women who have been rescued or have escaped from human traffickers."How can you not help but feel that you must
April 16, 2010 American Airmen Pick Up Skills from African Counterparts U.S. Airmen deployed to west African are learning new skills and techniques, thanks to their interaction with soldiers from Ghana.The 127th Civil Engineering Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard, deployed to Accra, the capital city of Ghana in West Africa for two weeks in April to work with the
April 15, 2010 Hometown Heroes Salute Program Forty seven Airmen and their families were recognized for their service and support during deployments following Sept. 11, 2001, here on April 11 as part of a recently initiated nationwide Air National Guard program. Approximately 1,200 Airmen from the 127th Wing have deployed since 9-11 in support
April 12, 2010 Ghana Deployment slideshow The 127th Civil Engineering Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard, was deployed to Accra, Ghana, as part of a construction team. The detachment is working on doing major renovations to a technical training building at the Akota air base in Ghana, along with a team from the North Dakota Air National
April 12, 2010 Planning the Key During African Trip As the owner of a small industrial and commercial construction company, Jeff Talaga has developed plenty of building plans. Few, however, have proven as challenging as the project he worked on in Africa, while wearing the unifiorm of the Michigan Air National Guard.Master Sgt. Talaga served as the
April 12, 2010 Cross-border Guardsmen Find Opportunity to Serve While most members of the Michigan Air National Guard hail from - not surprisingly - Michigan, that does not necessarily have to be the case. Technical Sgt. Oscar Burkes is a case in point. A resident of Toledo, Ohio, Burkes serves with the Michigan Air National Guard's 127th Civil Engineering
April 12, 2010 Multi-State Effort Supports West African Partner Air National Guardsmen from three states are working together to support a new partnership with the west African nation of Ghana.A detachment of Airmen from the Michigan Air National Guard's 127th Civil Engineering Squadron arrived in Ghana on April 8, 2010, to work on a construction project at