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127th Wing Photos

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Joining the ANG

Newly-enlisted Airmen Cal Gray, Tyler Mamps and Matt Jarecki will be serving in various capacities with the 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. The three men were serving in the Wing’s Student Flight Oct. 13, 2012, as they awaited their dates to attend Air Force Basic Military Training, which is conducted at Joint Base Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton)
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Flare training

Master Sergeant James Ford of the 171st Air Refueling Squadron instructs Staff Sergeant Tom Clark from the 127th Logistics Readiness squadron on the proper way to fire a rescue flare at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Oct. 13, 2012. Several flight crews participated in training using different survival tools such as the flare. (U.S. Air Force photo by TSgt. David Kujawa)
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ATSO Training

Staff Sgt. Jason Bucholtz, 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron, left, helps adjust the gas mask and protective suit worn by Airman 1st Class Robert Kolman, 127th Maintenance Squadron, during a training session on how to properly wear and operate in the gear, Oct. 13, 2012. Airmen at Selfridge Air National Guard Base participated in the training as part of an overall “readiness rodeo” in October. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton)
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ATSO Training

Staff Sgt. Jason Bucholtz, 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron, left, helps adjust the gas mask and protective suit worn by Airman 1st Class Robert Kolman, 127th Maintenance Squadron, during a training session on how to properly wear and operate in the gear, Oct. 13, 2012. Airmen at Selfridge Air National Guard Base participated in the training as part of an overall “readiness rodeo” in October. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton)
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Golden Knights

Sergeant First Class JD Berentis a member of the Armies Golden Knights parachute team, out of Fort Bragg, NC, salutes his fellow Golden Knight team members as he disembarks the Fokker C-31A over the skies of Fort Wayne’s 122nd Air National Guard Base during their air show commencement on September 2, 2012. In 1961 the Army Parachute Team was formed and a year later nicknamed the “Golden Knights,” and has been considered the “commanders of the skies” since then. (U.S. Air Force photo by TSgt. David Kujawa
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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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