Doug Shippy, a civilian technician with the 127th

Doug Shippy, a civilian technician with the 127th Communications Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard, is instructed by Staff Sgt. James Ortize, a climbing instructor from the 213th Engineering Installation Squadron, New York Air National Guard, during for the hands-on portion of a safety training class on climbing and working on communications towers at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 21, 2015. The Michigan Airmen possess the technical expertise on communications equipment and the New York Airmen are skilled as climbing instructors. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Terry Atwell / Released)