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127th Wing Photos

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Munitions Maintenance

A1C Lee Lazarecky, load crew member, and TSgt. Andrew Maurer, weapons standardization team member, stage training munitions prior to loading on A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft on the flight line at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., July 26, 2012. Both Airmen are members of the 127th Maintenance Squadron of the Michigan Air National Guard. (Air National Guard photo by John S. Swanson)
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Aviation Career Possibilities

Capt. Donald Davenport, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with the 171st Air Refueling Squadron, leads a tour group around KC-135s at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., July 10, 2012. The tour group was from the ACE Academy in Detroit, which provides students with information and training on possible career opportunities in the aviation world. The academy is affiliated with the Detroit chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen Association. (Air National Guard photo by John S. Swanson)
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Aviation Career Possibilities

A group of students from the ACE Academy in Detroit listen as SSgt. Chris Batsios and SSgt. Keith Ketelhut, both members of the 127th Airlift Group, lead a tour of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., July 10, 2012. ACE highlights possible career avenues in the aviation world. The academy is affiliated with the Detroit chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen Association. (Air National Guard photo by John S. Swanson)
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Fire Safety Visit

With the assistance of a firefighter, a young girl learns how to operate a fire hose during a visit to the fire department at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., July 10, 2012. Students from the Wigs for Kids program visited the fire department and learned about fire safety during their visit. (Air National Guard photo by Dan Meinhard)
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Support Services

MSgt LaWanda Stevenson, 127th Force Support Flight services technician, and MSgt. James Alves, Selfridge base services manager, inventory dormitory room keys for distribution on June 26, 2012, at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. The keys were for an anticipated crowd of close to 200 Guardsmen from surrounding states that the base prepared to house during the National Veterans Hiring Fair held in Detroit June 26-28. (Air National Guard photo by Brittani Baisden)
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Downed Pilot Training

Capt. Bryan Amara swings a signaling device over his head during search and rescue training at Amari Air Base, Estonia, June 15, 2012. Amara, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with the 171st Air Refueling Squadron, was receiving training on the techniques used to contact a friendly aircraft in the event a pilot is downed in unfriendly territory. During the training, an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 107th Fighter Squadron was flying over the area, communicating with Amara via radio and looking for signals from the ground. In a real rescue situation, the A-10 pilot overhead would have coordinated rescue operations and provided close air support during the rescue, if needed. The 171st and 107th are both components of the 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, home-stationed at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton)
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Downed Pilot Training

Capt. Bryan Amara listens to his radio as Capt. William Rundell looks at a compass during search and rescue training while the two pilots were operating at the Amari Air Base in Estonia, June 15, 2012. Amara, a pilot with the 171st Air Refueling Squadron, was receiving training from Rundell, 107th Fighter Squadron, on the techniques used to contact a friendly aircraft in the event a pilot is downed in unfriendly territory. During the training, an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft was flying over the area, communicating with Amara via radio and looking for signals from the ground. In a real rescue situation, the A-10 pilot overhead would have coordinated rescue operations and provided close air support during the rescue, if needed. The 171st and 107th are both components of the 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, home-stationed at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton)
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Latvian Prime Minister Flies with 127th Wing

Valdis Dombrovskis, prime minister of Latvia, sits at the controls of a KC-135 Stratotanker, June 17, 2012. With the prime minister is Capt. Mark Vaught of the Michigan Air National Guard. The MI-ANG was operating in Latvia and Estonia during Saber Strike 2012, a multinational, tactical field training exercise that involves more than 2,000 personnel from the U.S. Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, the 4th U.S. Marine Division, the127th Wing of the Michigan Air National Guard, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian armed forces, with contingents from Canada, Finland, France and the U.K. The exercise, led by U.S. Army Europe, is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton)
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Latvian Prime Minister Flies with 127th Wing

Valdis Dombrovskis, prime minister of Latvia, talks with U.S. and Latvian officials shortly after observing an air-to-air refueling operation from a KC-135 Stratotanker. With the prime minister are, from left, Lt. Col. Andrew Roberts, bilateral affairs officer, Michigan Air National Guard; Judith Garber, U.S. ambassador to Latvia; and Gen. Andis Dilans, chief of the Joint Headquarters, Latvia. The receiving aircraft was an A-10 Thunderbolt II. Both types of aircraft are operated by the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing, and were in Latvia to participate in Saber Strike 2012 is a multinational, tactical field training exercise that involves more than 2,000 personnel from the U.S. Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, the 4th U.S. Marine Division, the127th Wing of the Michigan Air National Guard, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian armed forces, with contingents from Canada, Finland, France and the U.K. The exercise, led by U.S. Army Europe, is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton)
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Meeting the Prime Minister

Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip is briefed on the capabilities of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker by Lt. Col. Paul Beck, a pilot with the 171st Air Refueling Squadron. The aircraft was in Estonia for Saber Strike 2012, a multi-national exercise based in Estonia and Latvia. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton)
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Meeting the Prime Minister

Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip shakes hands with Airmen from the Michigan Air National Guard at Amari Air Base, Estonia, June 15, 2012. The Airmen were at Amari for Saber Strike 2012, a multi-national exercise based in Estonia and Latvia. Lt. Col. William Henderson is behind the prime minister. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton)
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All together in Estonia

Michigan Air National Guard Airmen and Estonian Air Force Airmen pose for a group photo on the ramp at Amari Air Base, Estonia. The Michigan Air National Guard and Estonian Air Force trained together during the June 2012 Saber Strike exercise which took place in Estonia and Latvia. (Air National Guard Photo by SSgt. Rachel Barton)
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Estonia operations

Estonian Lt. Col. Roman Timofejev talks with U.S. Lt. Col. Robert Seeley on the flight line at the Amari Air Base in Estonia, June 10, 2012. Michigan Air National Guard Airmen deployed to Estonia in mid June 2012 in support of Saber Strike 2012, a multinational exercise based in Latvia and Estonia. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton)
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Working side by side in Estonia

120613-Z-VA676-005: Airmen from three air forces talk about the functions of the A-10 Thunderbolt II at Amari Air Base, Estonia, June 13, 2012. U.S. Master Sgt. Mike Staffeld, a Michigan Air National Guard crew chief, talks about the aircraft while Airmen from Estonia and Latvia listen. The Airmen were working together during Saber Strike 2012, a multinational exercise based in Estonia and Latvia. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton)
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KC-135 Ops in Estonia

Master Sgt. James Wade, a KC-135 Stratotanker Airplane Crew Chief with the Michigan Air National Guard, discusses the capabilities of the aircraft with Lt. Col. Janek Lehiste, Air Surveillence Wing Commander with the Estonian Air Force, June 12. Michigan Air National Guard Airmen deployed to Estonia in mid June in support of Exercise Saber Strike 2012, a multinational exercise based in Latvia and Estonia, which promotes trust and interoperability among participating nations. (Air National Guard Photo by SSgt. Rachel Barton)
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KC-135 Ops in Estonia

Master Sgt. James Wade, a KC-135 Stratotanker Airplane Crew Chief with the Michigan Air National Guard, gives an orientation tour of the aircraft to members of the Estonian Air Force, June 12. Michigan Air National Guard Airmen deployed to Estonia in mid June in support of Exercise Saber Strike, a multinational exercise based in Latvia and Estonia, which promotes trust and interoperability among participating nations. (Air National Guard Photo by SSgt Rachel Barton)
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Flying in Estonia

Master Sgt. George Hall, a KC-135 boom operator with the Michigan Air National Guard, prepares to refuel an A-10 Thunderbolt II Aircraft, June 12, 2012 while Lieutenent Col. Janek Lehiste, Air Surveillence Wing Commander with the Estonian Air Force at Amari Air Base observes. Michigan Air National Guard Airmen deployed to Estonia in mid June 2012 in support of the Saber Strike Exercise, a multinational exercise based in Latvia and Estonia which promotes trust and interoperability among participating nations. (Air National Guard Photo by SSgt Rachel Barton)
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Estonia firefighters

Michigan Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Mike Rygwelski and Estonia Air Force Sgt. Allar Siiroja listen as Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Schrader talks about fire department response to an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during a familiarization visit to the aircraft at the Amaria Air Base in Estonia, June 11, 2012. Michigan Air National Guard airmen deployed in mid-June 2012 in support of the Saber Strike Exercise, a multinational exercise based in Latvia and Estonia. (US Air Force photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton)
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Estonia firefighting

An Estonian firefighter holds the ladder as Airman 1st Class Mike Rygwelski, Michigan Air National Guard, climbs a ladder to gain access to a KC-135 Stratotanker during a first responder drill, June 11, 2012. Michigan Air National Guard airmen deployed to Estonia in mid June 2012 in support of the Saber Strike Exercise, a multinational exercise based in Latvia and Estonia. (US Air Force photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton)
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Estonia firefighters

Two Estonian firefighters converse during a drill at Amari Air Base, Estonia, with a KC-135 Stratotanker operated by the 171st Air Refueling Squadron of the Michigan Air National Guard, June 11, 2012. Michigan airmen deployed to Estonia in mid June 2012 in support of the Saber Strike Exercise, a multinational exercise based in Latvia and Estonia. (US Air Force photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton)
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