First A-10 deployment
Lt. Col. Doug Champagne, 107th Fighter Squadron commander, gets strapped into the A-10 that he will deploy in as part of "Operation Demons to DM" on Saturday, January 9. After just six months of flying the A-10 mission from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, the 107th's "Red Devils" along with approximately 120 maintenance and support personnel, deployed to Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. There, the Michigan Guardsmen will take advantage of the ideal weather conditions to increase training tempos to prepare to upcoming missions in support of global operations. (photo by MSgt Clancey Pence, 127th Public Affairs)