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  • Staff Sgt. Nick Smith works at his desk with the 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Oct. 17, 2015. After serving for several years on active duty, the Airman wanted to return home but continue to serve. He found his opportunity in the Michigan Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. David Kujawa)

    Why I Serve -- Smith

    After serving eight years in the active duty Air Force, Staff Sgt. Nick Smith did not want to give it all up for pursuits in the civilian sector.Rather than separating from the military Smith decided to continue his career as a member of the Michigan Air National Guard. Now, he serves in the 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Selfridge Air
  • 151017-Z-EZ686-018 – Airman 1st Class John Pitts of the 127th Civil Engineering Squadron, Selfridge Mich., is cutting some wood with a table saw at Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mich., October 17, 2015. Pitts is a newly affiliated member of the CE Squadron, who recently graduated from technician school where he learned the art of working on buildings and structures. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by MSgt. David Kujawa/Released)

    Why I Serve -- Pitts

    Recently arriving home from his Air Force technical school, Airman 1st Class John Pitts arrived at the 127th Civil Engineering Squadron, eager to commence his on the job training as a buildings and structure specialist with the squadron."The art of woodwork, drywall, masonry, and concrete has always been a passion of mine," Pitts said.In his
  • Staff Sgt. Andrew Depew, 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, repairs a panel on a KC-135 Stratotanker in the hangar at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Oct. 18, 2015. Depew is responsible for any structural repairs or maintenance on the KC-135 Stratotanker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Zeski/Released)

    Why I Serve -- Depew

    If there's a tanker in the air, maintenance put it there. Staff Sgt. Andrew Depew joined the military over seven years ago and serves with the 191st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Depew works in sheet metal performing the necessary structural upgrades on the KC-135 to keep it flying.He is currently working on repairing a topside balance bay, a
  • Senior Airman Adam McMann, 127th Operations Group aircrew flight equipment technician, inspects a parachute from an ejection seat at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Oct. 17, 2015. Each line connecting the canopy to the harness is precisely measured, if the length is too long or too short the entire line is replaced. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ryan Zeski/Released)

    Why I Serve -- McMann

    Senior Airman Adam McMann works in the 127th Operations Group as an aircrew flight equipment technician. McMann is responsible for maintaining and testing the survival equipment for the A-10 Thunderbolt and KC-135 Stratotanker crews at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.McMann joined the military in 2009 and has been a part of Team Selfridge since
  • 151027-Z-VA676-072 -- Airman 1st Class Kyra Ballard sits in the orderly room of the 127th Wing headquarters at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Oct. 27, 2015. Ballard said she enlisted in the Air National Guard to create an opportunity for herself. “Joining the Air Force is probably the best decision I have made in my life, so far,” she said. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan Heaton)

    Airman gains career opportunity in 127th Wing

    Airman 1st Class Kyra Ballard was looking to create an opportunity for herself. Joining the Michigan Air National Guard provided her just that."Joining the Air Force is probably the best decision I have made in my life, so far," said Ballard, who works as a personnel specialist for the 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.Ballard is
  • 151022-Z-EZ686-160 -- Ten A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft of the 127th Wing's 107th Fighter Squadron from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., receive a warm welcome home to the base after a six month deployment on October 22, 2015. The Warthogs had deployed to southwest Asia in support of U.S. Central Command’s Operation Inherent Resolve last April. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. David Kujawa)

    Hundreds return home from deployments

    Approximately 500 Airmen from Selfridge Air National Guard Base are now home following perhaps the busiest summer in the modern history of the Michigan Air National Guard. Airmen of the 127th Wing have been filtering home over the past several weeks, with the largest contingency returning to Michigan over the October 22-24 weekend, with ten jets
  • From left to right: Brig. Gen. John Slocum, 127th Wing commander, Col. Sidney Martin, Michigan Air National Guard Air Surgeon, Col. Mark Manor, 127th Medical Group commander, and Master Sgt. Lyle Black, 127th Medical Group first sergeant all prepare for the transfer of command ceremony for the 127th Wing Medical Group at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, October 18, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Dan Heaton/released)

    Manor takes command of 127th Medical Group

    Col. Mark Manor, who has served a wide variety of capacities with the 127th Medical Group since he first joined the unit in 1988, took command of the unit in an Oct. 18 ceremony at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Manor, who was promoted to his current rank in the ceremony, took over command of the group from Col. Sidney Martin, who recently took
  • Brig. Gen. John D. Slocum, commander of the 127th Wing, presents an award to three Anchor Bay Junior ROTC cadets that came together for drill team competitions on Otc. 17, 2015, at Anchor Bay High School in Michigan. Ten teams of approximately 25 cadets meet to compare professional abilities against one another exhibiting the capability to work as a team, perform in a stressful environment, and display discipline.

    Brigadier General Slocum Awards Junior ROTC Cadets

    Brig. Gen. John D. Slocum, 127th Wing commander, presented awards to 10 teams of approximately 25 members of Junior ROTC cadets on Oct. 17, 2015, at Anchor Bay High School in Ira Township, Michigan.The cadets were recognized with numerous awards after a day of competitive drill movements with participants from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania,
  • Sea Cadets from the Tomcat squadron, wash an A-4B Skyhawk at the Selfridge Military Air Museum on Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, Sept. 27, 2015. The Tomcat squadron recently adopted the A-4B Skyhawk and helps keep the aircraft in top shape. The Skyhawk is a single seat carrier-capable attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy. The Skyhawk was operated at Selfridge ANGB from 1969 to 1973. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ryan Zeski/Released)

    Sea Cadets adopt museum aircraft

    Mark the A-4B Skyhawk at the Selfridge Military Air Museum as clean - spotless in fact - thanks to about two dozen local Sea Cadets.The Sea Cadets recently adopted the aircraft at the museum and gathered on a weekend day to give the aircraft a wash. Each of the more than 30 vintage military aircraft, all of which are on display outdoors, at the
  • Vice President Joe Biden talks with Col. Rolf Mammen, 127th Wing vice commander, moments after landing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., in Air Force Two Sept. 17, 2015. The vice president spoke at a mass transit event later in the day in Detroit. Biden’s visit came just a week after a visit to Selfridge by President Barack Obama and two weeks after a seven member Congressional delegation toured the base. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan Heaton)

    National leaders visit Selfridge

    A short stop by Vice President Joe Biden and Air Force Two capped off an unprecedented stretch of distinguished visitors to Selfridge Air National Guard Base in the month of September.Over a 15 day period, President Barack Obama, Vice President Biden, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and six members of the U.S. House of Representatives have
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