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127th Wing Photos

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Maintainers crosstrain with special operations

Members of the 127th Maintenance Group’s agile combat employment team, Michigan Air National Guard, observe A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft practice airstrikes at the Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Waters, Michigan, May 20, 2024. Comprised of Airmen from all career fields responsible for the care and upkeep of the A-10, the ACE team worked with tactical air control party specialists assigned the 284th Air Support Operations Squadron, Kansas Air National Guard, to learn skills for launching A-10s from contingency locations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master. Sgt. Chelsea E. FitzPatrick)
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Senior Non-Commissioned Officer ceremony at Selfridge Air National Guard Base

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jabett Glenn, command support staff for the 127th Mission Support Group, passes through the sword arch to signify her new rank at a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Induction Ceremony at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, May 18, 2024. Twenty-six Airmen from across the 127th Wing were celebrated in honor of their achieving the rank of Master Sergeant.
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Emergency Management Airman monitors for hazards

U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Tyler Litwinko, emergency management specialist with the 122nd Civil Engineer Squadron, uses a Joint Chemical Agent Detector to monitor an unexploded ordnance for chemical vapor hazards at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, on May 16, 2024. Fifty-six emergency management Airmen from Air National Guard Region 5 held their biennial CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear) High Intensity Operational Preparedness – or CHOP 2024 – training at the Alpena CRTC May 14-18, 2024 involving a week of classroom and hands-on training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Penelope Carroll)
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Maintainers familiarize in heavy weapons

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Juliann Hammer, an A-10 Thunderbolt II crew chief with the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Michigan National Guard, disassembles an M-249 light machine gun at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, May 15, 2024. Members of the 127th Security Forces Squadron familiarized a small group of maintainers with the M-249 as part of Air Force training requirements and to prepare them to operate outside the wire, in contested environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Munnaf Joarder)
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Defenders familiarize maintainers in heavy weapons

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Austin Brown, right, a defender assigned to the 127th Security Forces Squadron, Michigan National Guard, familiarizes Sr. Master Sgt. Adam Dittenber, left, an airframe, powerplant general section chief, 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, with an M-249 light machine gun at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, May 15, 2024. The Air Force requires a certain percentage of maintainers like Dittenber, to cross train in skills not customary for Airmen, preparing them to be more agile in mission scenarios conducted outside a secure airfield. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Munnaf Joarder)
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Defenders familiarize maintainers in heavy weapons

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joshua Eby, the weapons section chief with the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Michigan National Guard, removes a bolt from an M-249 light machine gun at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, May 15, 2024. Members of the 127th Security Forces Squadron familiarized a small group of maintainers with the M-249 as part of Air Force training requirements and to prepare them to operate outside the wire, in contested environments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Munnaf Joarder)
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Students inspired by STEAM event

Oakland County high school students observe a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook aircraft, assigned to the Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment General Support Aviation Battalion, Michigan Army National Guard, land at the M1 Concourse, Pontiac, Michigan, March 13, 2024. The students watched the landing during a science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics-focused event hosted by the 127th Wing, held as a precursor to the 2024 Selfridge Open House and Air Show, which will include a STEAM expo during the June 8-9 event. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chelsea E. FitzPatrick)
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Students inspired by STEAM event

Oakland County high school students observe a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook aircraft, assigned to the Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment General Support Aviation Battalion, Michigan Army National Guard, land at the M1 Concourse, Pontiac, Michigan, March 13, 2024. The students watched the landing during a science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics-focused event hosted by the 127th Wing, held as a precursor to the 2024 Selfridge Open House and Air Show, which will include a STEAM expo during the June 8-9 event. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chelsea E. FitzPatrick)
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Students inspired by STEAM event

Oakland County high school students observe a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook aircraft, assigned to the Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment General Support Aviation Battalion, Michigan Army National Guard, land at the M1 Concourse, Pontiac, Michigan, March 13, 2024. The students watched the landing during a science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics-focused event hosted by the 127th Wing, held as a precursor to the 2024 Selfridge Open House and Air Show, which will include a STEAM expo during the June 8-9 event. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chelsea E. FitzPatrick)
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Students inspired by STEAM event

Stephanie Mead, a meteorologist from the local news station, talks to Oakland County high school students about her career in meteorology, at the M1 Concourse, Pontiac, Michigan, March 13, 2024. The students spoke with Mead during a science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics-focused event hosted by the 127th Wing, held as a precursor to the 2024 Selfridge Open House and Air Show. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chelsea E. FitzPatrick)
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Students inspired by STEAM event

Oakland County high school students tour a U.S. Border Protection Air and Marine Operations long-range interceptor boat, at the M1 Concourse, Pontiac, Michigan, March 13, 2024. The students spoke with USBP marine drug interdiction agents and learned about the boat during a science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics-focused event hosted by the 127th Wing, held as a precursor to the 2024 Selfridge Open House and Air Show. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Chelsea E. FitzPatrick)
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Compact field kitchen tested

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Devonte Williams, left, and Staff Sgt. Dontrell Lattimore, both services craftsmen with the 127th Force Support Squadron, serve freshly cooked hot-A meals to Master Sgt. Sarah Wright and Tech. Sgt. Katherine Johnson of the 127th Wing. The unit is testing a new expandable single pallet expeditionary kitchen, or E-SPEK, for the first time on March 6, 2024 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. The compact, mobile kitchen can be transported by air, made operational in less than two hours and has the maximum capacity to feed up to 500 personnel in just over an hour. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tom Demerly)
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127th Wing celebrates unit, base legacy

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matthew G. Brancato, commander of the Michigan National Guard's 127th Wing and Selfridge Air National Guard Base, delivers opening remarks during his unit's military ball in Clinton Township, Michigan, Mar. 2, 2024. Brancato told attendees that the tradition of formal military events like the ball tighten the bonds of camaraderie, esprit de corps and contribute to building a shared vision for the unit. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Pena)
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127th Wing celebrates unit, base legacy

Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, delivers the keynote address to the Michigan National Guard's 127th Wing, during their military ball, in Clinton Township, Mar. 2, 2024. During the formal event, Whitehead emphasized the importance of family support and celebrating mission accomplishments. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Pena)
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KC-135 jet engine installation

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Bollinger, hydraulics technician with the191st Maintenance Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard, inspects the interior of the tail on a KC-135T Stratotanker aircraft during an engine change, Feb. 9, 2024 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. Maintenance Airmen perform the vital mission of maintaining maximum availability of aerial refueling aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tom Demerly)
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KC-135 jet engine replacement

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin Wigglesworth, aerospace propulsion technician with the 191st Maintenance Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard, loosens fasteners on a jet engine Feb. 6, 2024 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. Maintenance crews were installing a new jet engine on the KC-135T Stratotanker aircraft to maintain mission readiness. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tom Demerly)
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KC-135 jet engine installation

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jesse Tolbert, metals technology specialist with the 191st Maintenance Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard, inspects fasteners on an F108 jet engine, Feb. 6, 2024 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. Tolbert assisted with the installation of a new jet engine on a KC-135T Stratotanker aircraft to maintain mission availability. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tom Demerly)
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KC-135 jet engine installation

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin Wigglesworth, left, and Airman 1st Class Sean Langlois, both aerospace propulsion technicians with the 191st Maintenance Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard, loosen fasteners to remove a jet engine from a KC-135T Stratotanker aircraft Feb. 6, 2024, at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. Engine changes are conducted to maintain the availability of critical aerial refueling assets. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tom Demerly)
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KC-135 jet engine installation

Airmen with the 191st Maintenance Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard, move a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft engine after replacing it, Feb. 7, 2024 at at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. There are currently more KC-135T Stratotanker aircraft in U.S. service than any other aerial refueling aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tom Demerly)
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KC-135 jet engine installation

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin Wigglesworth, aerospace propulsion technician, 191st Maintenance Squadron, Michigan National Guard, loosens fasteners on a jet engine at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Feb. 6, 2024. Maintenance crews installed a new jet engine on the KC-135T Stratotanker aircraft to maintain mission readiness. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tom Demerly)
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