From: macombdaily.com
"Some of the finest men and women in Michigan will call Afghanistan home for the next several months and will play an integral role in bringing peace and stability to the Afghan people," said Col. Michael Thomas, commander of the 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, the home station for the Airmen who deployed.
Deployed to Kandahar Airfield, a NATO base in southern Afghanistan, are personnel from the 107th Fighter Squadron, the 127th Operations Group and the 127th Maintenance Group. Included in the group are pilots, aircrew life support specialists and a wide range of aircraft maintenance personnel, with specialties running from engines and avionics to fuels and weapons systems. For several of the senior members of the deployment, this is their fourth major overseas deployment since Sept. 11, 2001. The deployment is expected to last about four months, with a number of Airmen serving an additional 1-2 months in Afghanistan.
Moving the group to Afghanistan represented a Herculean task that touched not only all parts of the 127th Wing, but showcased the teamwork of the Total Force focus that exists across the Air Force, according to Master Sgt. Jerry Morgan, deployments noncommissioned officer in charge for the 127th Wing.
"Some of the finest men and women in Michigan will call Afghanistan home for the next several months and will play an integral role in bringing peace and stability to the Afghan people," said Col. Michael Thomas, commander of the 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, the home station for the Airmen who deployed.
Deployed to Kandahar Airfield, a NATO base in southern Afghanistan, are personnel from the 107th Fighter Squadron, the 127th Operations Group and the 127th Maintenance Group. Included in the group are pilots, aircrew life support specialists and a wide range of aircraft maintenance personnel, with specialties running from engines and avionics to fuels and weapons systems. For several of the senior members of the deployment, this is their fourth major overseas deployment since Sept. 11, 2001. The deployment is expected to last about four months, with a number of Airmen serving an additional 1-2 months in Afghanistan.
Moving the group to Afghanistan represented a Herculean task that touched not only all parts of the 127th Wing, but showcased the teamwork of the Total Force focus that exists across the Air Force, according to Master Sgt. Jerry Morgan, deployments noncommissioned officer in charge for the 127th Wing.
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