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127th Wing Photos

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Selfridge Research

130829-Z-VA676-069 -- Staff Sgt. Scott Dykstra, a crew chief with the 127th Wing, services an A-10 Thunderbolt II with liquid oxygen, or LOX, during routine operations at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 29, 2013. Though the use of LOX is now routine at Selfridge and across the Air Force, it wasn’t until a formation of early “pursuit” planes took off from Selfridge in 1931 that LOX came into general use for military aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton/Released)
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Selfridge Research

130829-Z-VF226-038 -- Part of a test dummy is located on the end of a piston poised to impact a hatch cover on a Bradley Fighting Vehicle at the U.S. Army Occupant Protection Lab, located at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 29, 2013. Engineers at the lab conduct tests to determine how best to keep Soldiers safe in a variety of crash, explosion and other impact scenarios. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Brittani Baisden/Released)
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Selfridge Research

130829-Z-VF226-023 -- Chris Fleczak, manager of the Army’s Occupant Protection Lab, adjusts a test dummy in one of the lab’s impact simulators at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Aug. 29, 2013. The lab creates a number of scenarios to test different types of seats to help keep Soldiers safe inside different types of tactical vehicles. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Brittani Baisden/Released)
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JRIC Dedication

130906-Z-HC784-104 -- Cutting a ribbon to open the newly-expanded and renovated Joint Reserve Intelligence Center-Detroit are Capt. Douglas Upchurch, director of Defense Intelligence Agency’s Joint Reserve Intelligence Program; Mr. Dennis Biddick, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for reserve affairs; and Rear Adm. Gordon Russell, commander of the Information Dominance Corps Reserve Command. The men cut the ribbon during a dedication ceremony Sept. 6, 2013, at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. The reconstruction and renovation project expanded the facility from about 6,000 to 26,000 square feet. JRIC-Detroit is currently home to more than 250 active-duty, reserve, National Guard, and civilian intelligence professionals from throughout Michigan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by John S. Swanson/Released)
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JRIC Dedication

130906-Z-HC784-023 -- Major Gen. Gregory Vadnais speaks with Mr. Dennis Biddick, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for reserve affairs, during a dedication ceremony for the newly-expanded Joint Reserve Intelligence Center-Detroit are Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Sept. 6, 2012. Vadnais is the adjutant general of Michigan. The reconstruction and renovation project expanded the facility from about 6,000 to 26,000 square feet. JRIC-Detroit is currently home to more than 250 active-duty, reserve, National Guard, and civilian intelligence professionals from throughout Michigan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by John S. Swanson/Released)
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JRIC Dedication

130828-Z-VA676-002 -- Specialists with the Detroit Joint Reserve Intelligence Center at Selfridge Air National Guard review unclassified imagery, Aug. 28, 2013. The Detroit JRIC, which recently opened a new multi-million dollar facility at Selfridge, is utilized by all branches of the U.S. military and is staffed by more than 250 active-duty, reserve, National Guard, and civilian intelligence professionals from throughout Michigan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton/Released)
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Michigan's DFC

Russell "Luff" Meredith is believed to be one of only two pilots to have earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for a flight that took place solely in Michigan. He earned the medal for being part of a 1923 rescue mission from Selfridge Field to Beaver Island, in northwest Lake Michigan. After World War II, he was awarded another unusual award, the Soviet Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class. The West Point graduate retired as a colonel in 1945. (U.S. Army photo)
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Michigan's DFC

Dr. Robert Armstrong stands in front of a De Havilland DH-4 on Lake Charlevoix on Feb. 7, 1923. Armstrong, a doctor in Charlevoix, flew on the aircraft to Beaver Island on that date to respond to a medical emergency. The pilot is Army Air Service Capt. Russell “Luff” Meredith. The flight resulted in the first of only two Distinguished Flying Cross believed to have been awarded for flights that took place solely in the state of Michigan. At the time, Meredith was assigned to the First Pursuit Group, then stationed at Selfridge. (Photo courtesy of the Charlevoix Historical Society)
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Michigan's DFC

A De Havilland DH-4 sits on the ice on Lake Charlevoix prior to a flight to Beaver Island on Feb. 7, 1923. The military aircraft flew from Selfridge Field, near Detroit, to pick up a doctor and then make the short flight to Beaver Island in Lake Michigan as part of a rescue mission. The pilot was Capt. Russell L. “Luff” Meredith. At the time, Meredith was assigned to the First Pursuit Group, then stationed at Selfridge. The flight resulted in the first of only two Distinguished Flying Cross believed to have been awarded for flights that took place solely in the state of Michigan. (Photo courtesy of the Charlevoix Historical Society)
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A-10 Work

130828-Z-VA676-048 – Staff Sgt. Nicole Moss performs routine maintenance on an electrical system on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 28, 2013. Moss is a member of the 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton/Released)
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A-10 Work

130828-Z-VA676-022 – Staff Sgt. Nicole Moss performs routine maintenance on an electrical system on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 28, 2013. Moss is a member of the 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton/Released)
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Operation Northern Strike

A C-130 Hercules from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, takes off from the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Aug. 13, 2013, as two Airmen from the 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, talk in front of an A-10 Thunderbolt II. The aircraft were both flying at Alpena in support of Operation Northern Strike, a joint military exercise that involved military personnel from more than a dozen different states and was centered around Alpena and the Camp Grayling Maneuvering Training Center, both in northern Michigan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by MSgt. Denice Rankin/Released)
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Family Day

130818-Z-EZ686-176 -- Volunteers and workers from local restaurants provide plenty of food to Selfridge families during the annual Family Day at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 18, 2013. Selfridge families were treated to many activities, plenty to eat and perfect sunny Family Day weather this year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. David Kujawa/Released)
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Family Day

A little girl patiently waits for a slice of pizza at the annual Family Day at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 18, 2013. Selfridge families were treated to many activities, plenty to eat and perfect sunny Family Day this year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. David Kujawa)
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Family Day

130818-Z-EZ686-204 -- Selfridge families dance to the music during the annual Family Day at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 18, 2013. Selfridge families were treated to many activities, plenty to eat and perfect sunny Family Day weather this year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. David Kujawa/Released)
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Family Day

130818-Z-EZ686-196 -- Selfridge families dance to the music during the annual Family Day at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 18, 2013. Selfridge families were treated to many activities, plenty to eat and perfect sunny Family Day weather this year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. David Kujawa/Released)
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Family Day

130818-Z-EZ686-248 -- Two children square off on one of the many bounce houses set up for the Selfridge families enjoyment on the annual Family Day at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 18, 2013. Selfridge families were treated to many activities, plenty to eat and perfect sunny Family Day weather this year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. David Kujawa/Released)
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Family Day

130818-Z-EZ686-250 -- A proud child clearly feels a boxing victory over his opponent in one of the many bounce houses set up for the Selfridge families enjoyment on the annual Family Day at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 18, 2013. Selfridge families were treated to many activities, plenty to eat and perfect sunny Family Day weather this year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. David Kujawa/Released)
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Operation Northern Strike

130507-Z-VA676-013 -- An A-10 Thunderbolt II takes off from Selfridge Air National Guard Base. During Operation Northern Strike, A-10s from Selfridge participated in a wide range of close air support mission training, both over land in northern Michigan and over the Great Lakes. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton/Released)
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127th AMXS Change of Command

130818-Z-NJ721-046. Major Kurtis Ring assumes command of the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Lt Col Robert Seeley during a ceremony on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. The unit is part of the 127th Maintenance Group which supports the A-10 Thunderbolt II mission of the 127th Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt Robert Hanet.)
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