A-10 Close-Up

An A-10 Thunderbolt II flies a training mission at the Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Mich., April 11, 2014. The A-10 is flown by the 107th Fighter Squadron, based at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. The A-10, also known as the Warthog, is primarily used as a close air support platform by the Air Force, but is also used for combat search and rescue, forward air control, joint maritime operations, air interdiction and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by MSgt. David Kujawa)

A-10 marshaled

140428-Z-EZ686-011— Senior Airman Brett Baver, a crew chief of the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mich., to the flight line, during the 2014 Operation Snowbird/Angel Thunder training mission at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz., April 26, 2014. Baver marshaled one of the first few A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft to the flight line that commenced the operation Angel Thunder training mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by MSgt. David Kujawa/Released)

A-10 marshaling

140428-Z-EZ686-010—Senior Airman Brett Baver, a crew chief of the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, verifies the pre-flight manual prior to marshaling the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mich., to the flight line, during the 2014 operation Snowbird/Angel Thunder training mission at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz., April 26, 2014. Baver marshaled one of the first few A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft to the flight line that commenced the operation Angel Thunder training mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by MSgt. David Kujawa/Released)

A-10 salute

140428-Z-EZ686-017 — Senior Airman Joseph DiGiovanni, a crew chief of the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, salutes the A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot after marshaling the aircraft from Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mich., to the flight line, during the 2014 Operation Snowbird/Angel Thunder training mission at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz., April 26, 2014. DiGiovanni marshaled one of the first few A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft to the flight line that commenced the operation Angel Thunder training mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by MSgt. David Kujawa/Released)

Angel Thunder

140429-Z-EZ686-040 — An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft flown by the 107th Fighter Squadron, from Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mich., is prepared to take off during 2014 Operation Snowbird/Angel Thunder training mission at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz., April 29, 2014. Angel Thunder is the largest joint service, multinational, interagency combat search and rescue exercise, providing personnel recovery and combat search and rescue training for military units. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by MSgt. David Kujawa/Released)

Crew Chief / A-10

140428-Z-EZ686-046—SSgt Tami Grigsby a crew chief of the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron verifies the pre-flight manual prior to marshaling the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mich., to the flight line, during the 2014 Operation Snowbird/Angel Thunder training mission at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz., April 26, 2014. Grigsby marshaled one of the first few A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft to the flight line that commenced the operation Angel Thunder training mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by MSgt. David Kujawa/Released)

Crew Chief / A-10

140428-Z-EZ686-035—SSgt Peter Taylor a crew chief of the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mich., to the flight line, during the 2014 Operation Snowbird/Angel Thunder training mission at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz., April 26, 2014. Taylor marshaled one of the first A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft to the flight line that commenced the operation Angel Thunder training mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by MSgt. David Kujawa/Released)

Pilot of A-10

140428-Z-EZ686-038— Capt. Shannon Vickers of the 107th Fighter Squadron does a pre-flight check prior to his flight in the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mich., during the 2014 Operation Snowbird/Angel Thunder training mission at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz., April 26, 2014. It is standard procedure for all pilots to do a pre-flight check of the aircraft prior to their flight. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by MSgt. David Kujawa/Released)

Facts Sheets, Photos Added to Web Site

Published April 30, 2014
By TSgt. Dan Heaton
127th Wing Public Affairs

SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. -- Fact sheets highlighting the mission of two Air National Guard units at Selfridge Air National Guard and dozens of photos highlighting the operations of Selfridge-based aircraft have recently been added to the 127th Wing's web site.

About four dozen high-resolution images of A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft in flight and pre-flight operations at Selfridge, the Grayling Aerial Gunnery Range and at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., have recently been added to the site. Selfridge-based KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft are also featured in some of the images. Both aircraft types are operated by the Michigan Air National Guard's 127th Wing, which is the host unit at Selfridge. The A-10s are flown by the 107th Fighter Squadron and the KC-135s are flown by the 171st Air Refueling Squadron. In late April and early May, a number of A-10s and Selfridge Airmen are deployed to Davis-Monthan to support Angel Thunder, the largest joint service, multinational, interagency combat search and rescue exercise. A 127th Wing Public Affairs photojournalist deployed to Davis-Monthan for the exercise.

The 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron - which is responsible for generating aircraft sorties of the A-10 - and the 127th Mission Support Group are featured in two new fact sheets recently posted on the web site. The MSG provides a range of services at Selfridge, including security and fire protection, engineering and logistics support, personnel functions and other activities. The fact sheets provide an overview of the two units and, in the case of the 127AMXS, gives a brief history of some of the aircraft and deployments supported by the unit in recent years. Both the 127AMXS and 127MSG are subordinate units of the 127th Wing.

Comprised of approximately 1,700 personnel and flying both the A-10 Thunderbolt II and the KC-135 Stratotanker, the 127th Wing supports Air Mobility Command, Air Combat Command and Air Force Special Operation Command by providing highly-skilled Airmen to missions domestically and overseas. The 127th Wing is the host unit at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, which marks its 97th year of continuous military air operations in 2014.