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127th Wing Photos

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Avionics Testing

Avionics specialists from the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron drive up to an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Jan. 12, 2013. The Airmen were preparing to conduct a test of the aircraft threat warning system. Such tests are part of a series of regularly scheduled maintenance and inspection procedures conducted on all military aircraft. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt Robert Hanet)
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Avionics Testing

Avionics specialists from the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft for a radar threat detection test on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. The test ensures that the aircraft threat warning system operates properly to ensure pilot safety during flight. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt Robert Hanet)
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Selfridge Photos of the Year

PHOTO OF THE YEAR: This composite photo of photos taken by Technical Sgt. Robert Hanet, highlight the work of Airmen from the 127th Maintenance Group as they change an engine in an A-10 Thunderbolt II as part of a routine, scheduled maintenance operation, Sept. 16, 2012. The photo composite was one of the finalists for the title of 2012 Photo of the Year at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. (Air National Guard photo illustration by TSgt. Robert Hanet)
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Selfridge Photos of the Year

PHOTO OF THE YEAR: A runner-up for the 127th Wing’s 2012 photo of the year, the sun rises behind a KC-135 Stratotanker at Selfridge Air National Guard Base on a cold winter morning, Jan. 6, 2012. The photo, taken by photographer John S. Swanson, was taken moments before flight operations began for the day on the base. (Air National Guard photo by John S. Swanson)
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Insignia Tells Tanker Story

The squadron emblem is typically worn on the shoulder of a flight suit uniform. This is the emblem of the 171st Air Refueling Squadron, which flies the KC-135 Stratotanker at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. While it has been modified slightly over the years to reflect changes in mission assignment, the basic design of the emblem, an Aztec high priest in feathered ceremonial head dress with a lightning bolt, has been part of the squadron’s insignia since World War II. (Air National Guard photo by Brittani Baisden)
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Insignia Tells Tanker Story

U.S. Air Force pilots wear cloth name tags on their flight suit uniforms that often feature several distinctive marks. In this photo illustration – the name has been altered for security purposes – a patch of a pilot from the 171st Air Refueling Squadron is seen. The squadron’s colors are seen in the patch, yellow and black. The checkerboard stripe has been utilized by the squadron as a marking since the early 1970s. This individual is rated as a senior pilot, which is indicated by the star located above the wings. (Air National Guard photo by Brittani Baisden)
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Insignia Tells Tanker Story

Tail markings are seen on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. This aircraft is operated by the ANG – Air National Guard. The first digit in the number below represents the year that the aircraft was manufactured, in this case 1959, as well as the tail number. Every aircraft has its own distinctive tail number. (Air National Guard photo by Brittani Baisden)
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Insignia Tells Tanker Story

Every number and insignia on an U.S. Air Force aircraft or a uniform has a meaning. This symbol has long been recognized as a mark of the Air Force and graces most USAF aircraft, including this KC-135 Stratotanker at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. (Air National Guard photo by Brittani Baisden)
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Insignia Tells Tanker Story

Every number and insignia on an U.S. Air Force aircraft or a uniform has a meaning. This logo identifies this KC-135 Stratotanker as being based in Michigan and recognizes some of the maintenance personnel who keep the aircraft flying. (Air National Guard photo by Brittani Baisden)
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Insignia Tells Tanker Story

The 191 Six Pack engine covers on this KC-135 Stratotanker honor the heritage of a key unit of the Michigan Air National Guard. The 191st can trace its history back to World War II and has been operating at Selfridge since the early 1970s. (Air National Guard photo by Brittani Baisden)
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Insignia Tells Tanker Story

The 127th Wing crest rests on a checkerboard stripe on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. The checkerboard salutes the heritage of the 171st and 191st squadrons at Selfridge, which have been using the checkerboard design, often seen in black and yellow, since at least 1972. (Air National Guard photo by Brittani Baisden)
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Insignia Tells Tanker Story

Every number and insignia on an U.S. Air Force aircraft or a uniform has a meaning. The meaning of these words are obvious: they identify this KC-135 Stratotanker as belonging to the greatest collection of air power the world has ever known. (Air National Guard photo by Brittani Baisden)
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Insignia Tells Tanker Story

Every number and insignia on an U.S. Air Force aircraft or a uniform has a meaning. These numbers on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Selfridge Air National Guard Base identify the tail number of the aircraft and the aircraft’s local wing, in this case, the 127th Wing. (Air National Guard photo by Brittani Baisden)
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Fly the Fleet

Capt. Deryck Castonguay, a pilot with the 171st Air Refueling Squadron, performs his walk-around pre-flight inspection prior to a mission on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Nov. 4, 2012. More than 200 Airmen from the 127th Air Refueling Group supported a “Fly the Fleet” exercise at Selfridge on Nov. 4. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Robert Hanet)
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Fly the Fleet

KC-135 Stratotankers taxi out of the parking area during a “Fly the Fleet” demonstration at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Nov. 4, 2012. More than 200 Airmen from the 127th Air Refueling Group supported the exercise. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Robert Hanet)
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KC-135 Operations

A jack stand lays on the tarmac near a KC-135 Stratotanker at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Nov. 4, 2012. The stand is used to support the refueling boom at the rear of the aircraft when the aircraft is parked. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Robert Hanet)
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Fly the Fleet

Air crew members from the 171st Air Refueling Squadron review their mission plan prior to a flight on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Nov. 4, 2012. The KC-135’s primary mission is to serve as an air-to-air refueling platform and typically flies with a three-person crew, two pilots and a refueling boom operator. (Air National Guard photo by SSgt. Rachel Barton)
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Fly the Fleet

While in communication with air traffic controllers in the tower, a KC-135 Stratotanker takes off from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Nov. 4, 2012. Operators in the Selfridge tower provide air traffic control to both military and general aviation aircraft flying in the general vicinity of Selfridge. (Air National Guard photo by John S. Swanson)
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Fly the Fleet

Known as the “Commander’s Plane” due to the distinctive yellow markings, a KC-135 Stratotanker lifts off at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Nov. 4, 2012. The KC-135 is flown by the 171st Air Refueling Squadron and maintained by the 191st Maintenance Squadron and 191st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The striping on the mid-section of the aircraft features the black and yellow checkerboard design that has been marking aircraft of the 191st since the early 1970s, when the unit was flying F-106 Delta Darts and became known as “The Michigan Six-Pack.” The styling of the stripe also recalls the heritage of the former Strategic Air Command of the U.S. Air Force, units of which were assigned to Selfridge in the 1950s and ‘60s. (Air National Guard photo by John S. Swanson)
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Fly the Fleet

A fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers prepare to take off at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Nov. 4, 2012. More than 200 Airmen from the 127th Air Refueling Group participated in the exercise to “Fly the Fleet” during the November Unit Training Assembly (UTA) of the 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard. (Air National Guard photo by John S. Swanson)
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