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127th Wing Photos

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Morning at Selfridge

Airmen walk across the flight line in front of the Base Operations Building at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., on the morning of Oct. 9, 2012. The Airmen were performing their daily morning FOD walk, looking for foreign objects which could potentially be sucked into an aircraft engine and cause damage. The Base Operations building at Selfridge, also known as Building 50, was built in the 1930s and has served as the operations center for more than three-quarters of a century of military aviation activities. (Air National Guard photo by Brittani Baisden)
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Tracking Selfridge History

Dick Soules, left, and Frank Brown look at an old scrap book, possibly kept by a child in the 1930s, that is filled with newspaper clippings and other items that track the development of aviation. The scrapbook is a part of the collection of historical materials in the library of the Selfridge Military and Air Museum at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. The two men are among a group of a half dozen or so museum volunteers who are working on cataloging the various items that exist at the museum, such as the scrapbook. The two men were working at the museum on Oct. 9, 2012. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton)
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Lighter Sparks Memories

MSgt. Terry Atwell holds a cigarette lighter that he gave to his late father, Harold Atwell, in 1976. The lighter features the insignia of the USS Yosemite, a Navy destroyer on which the younger Atwell was serving as part of the crew at the time. The lighter was lost in a field sometime prior to 1994 when Harold Atwell died. A stranger recently found the lighter and returned it to the son, sparking a flood of memories. Atwell holds the lighter in his office at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Oct. 2, 2012. (Air National Guard photo by John S. Swanson)
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Energy Conservation at Selfridge

Bruce Zysk, left, and Darren Burton, a roofer and an electrician, respectively, with the 127th Civil Engineer Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., describe how they use a thermal imaging camera to develop energy saving techniques at the base. Zysk said by using the camera, he’s able to prioritize roofing repairs to help Air National Guard maximize energy conservation efforts by tackling projects that represent the most heat loss fist. (Air National Guard photo by John S. Swanson)
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Energy Conservation at Selfridge

Darren Burton, a civilian electrician with the 127th Civil Engineer Squadron, uses a thermal imaging camera to look for hot spots in electrical wiring inside a building at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. The 127 CES purchased the camera using funds from an energy conservation program. By using the camera, technicians are able to look for areas where energy is being lost through heat. Burton said in his case, as an electrician, he believes that he has helped to prevent several fires by detecting areas where an excess heat load was being generated by old wiring. (Air National Guard photo by John S. Swanson)
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Volunteer Work

Mike Kauzlarich, a Home Depot employee and a member of that company’s volunteer team, rakes a flower garden near a gazebo outside of the base chapel at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Sept. 27, 2012. Volunteers from Home Depot helped to beautify the gazebo area as part of a campaign to honor area military personnel. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton)
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Volunteer Work

Gina Willis, a Home Depot employee and a member of that company’s volunteer team, paints a gazebo outside of the base chapel at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Sept. 27, 2012. Volunteers from Home Depot helped to beautify the gazebo area as part of a campaign to honor area military personnel. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton)
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Fire & Rescue Training

Firefighters from the Selfridge Fire Department conduct a confined space training exercise at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Sept. 19, 2012. The firefighters at the base serve as first responders for both aircraft operations at the base as well as the base community. The firefighters routinely conduct a wide variety of drills to be able to respond to any fire or rescue situation. (Air National Guard photo by Dan Meinhard)
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South African Air Show

Michigan Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jarrit White, 191st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief from Selfridge Mich., speaks to children during a tour of a KC- 135T Stratotanker during the 2012 South Africa Aerospace and Defense Exposition here, Sept. 22. More than 100,000 visitors attended the event which filled seven hangars with displays and included more than 90 aircraft, land vehicles and watercraft. Event coordinators said this was the largest air show in this area in the last five years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Debbie Lockhart)
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171st in South Africa

U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Donald H. Gips meets with Michigan Air National Guard KC-135T Stratotanker aircraft commander, Lt. Col. Paul Beck (left) to learn about the aircrafts mission and capabilities during the opening day of the 2012 Africa Aerospace and Defense Airshow and Exhibition, Sept. 19. (Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Corine Lombardo)
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171st in South Africa

U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Donald H. Gips sits in a KC135T Stratotanker cockpit with Michigan Air National Guard aircraft commander, Lt. Col. Paul Beck (left), Sept. 19. The two discussed the aircrafts mission and capabilities during the opening day of the 2012 Africa Aerospace and Defense Airshow and Exhibition. (Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Corine Lombardo)
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Airborne Operations

A group of Airmen and Soldiers from the 107th Special Operations Weather Team (SWOT) and Indiana Army National Guard head to a C-130 Hercules to load up and take off to conduct airborne parachute exercises at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. Sept. 17, 2012. The purpose of the jump is to keep SWOT Airmen and National Guard Soldiers proficient in the skills needed for special operations. (Air National Guard photo by Brittani Baisden)
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Airborne Operations

Airmen from the 107th Special Operations Weather Team collaborated with Soldiers from the Indiana National Guard to perform airborne parachute exercises at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Sept. 17,2012. The Airmen and Soldiers are repacking their parachutes to head out on a second jump from a C-130 Hercules. (Air National Guard photo by Brittani Baisden)
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Airborne Operations

Five Airmen from the 107th Special Operations Weather Team (SWOT) perform an airborne parachute jump from a C-130 Hercules at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Sept. 17, 2012. The purpose of the jump is to keep SWOT Airmen proficient in the skills needed for special operations. (Air National Guard photo by Brittani Baisden)
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Selfridge Job Fair

More than 600 veterans and military members attended the Hiring Our Heroes job fair at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Sept. 16, 2012. During the fair, the veterans were able to visit with representatives from more than 80 employers. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. David Kujawa)
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Selfridge Job Fair

Airman 1st Class Andrew Mapley speaks with a representative of the U.S. Border Patrol during the Hiring Our Heroes job fair at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Sept. 16, 2012. Mapley, a student at Mid-Michigan Community College and a member of the 127th Civil Engineer Squadron at Selfridge, attended the job fair to explore possible career opportunities in law enforcement. More than 600 veterans attended the fair at Selfridge, visiting with representatives from more than 80 employers. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. David Kujawa)
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A-10 Surge

Airman 1st Class Tevin Duhart, from the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, takes a sample of oil from the engine of an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 10, 2012. Duhart checked the oil for any debris which could damage the engine during flight operations. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. David Kujawa)
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Upgrade Training

Airman 1st Class Brandie Nosakowski, a member of the 191st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, utilizes light coming in a porthole window while on board a KC-135 Stratotanker flight to work on a skills upgrade training correspondence course, Sept. 7, 2012. Air Force personnel utilize a variety of formal classroom training, correspondence courses and on-the-job training to gain the skills necessary to become experts in their specific career field. Nosakowski is a member of the Michigan Air National Guard, based at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. (Air National Guard photo by John S. Swanson)
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Airman Earns Marksmanship Award

Master Sgt. Craig Shepard holds an M-9 pistol. Shepard, a member of the 127th Communications Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., won 2012 National Trophy Pistol Match held this summer at Camp Perry, Ohio. In his first shooting competition ever, Shepard placed first among 400 competitors.
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Airborne Training

TSgt. Richard Fisher, 107th Weather Flight, Michigan Air National Guard, prepares to land after a successful parachute jump at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 13, 2012. The Weather Flight is a special operations team with members proficient in a wide variety of military skills – in addition to being trained as weather forecasting specialists. Knowledge of weather conditions can be a crucial piece of data for military commanders during any type of operation. (Air National Guard photo by SrA. Toni Stusse)
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