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  • A C-130 Hercules from the 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, sits on the tarmac at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport October 4, 2009.The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for air dropping troops and equipment into hostile areas. United States Air Force photo by Tech Sgt Erik Gudmundson (Released)

    Hercules at home at 133rd Airlift Wing

  • Senior Airman Casandra Pohlen, a member of the 133rd Airlift Wing?s Civil Engineering Squadron, uses a chisel and hammer to break some tile which will be replaced in one of two buildings being renovated by the Squadron in ?jd?r?gd, Hungary on July 21, 2009. About forty Minnesota Airmen are in Hungary for a two week Deployment for Training. USAF photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Monio.

    Minnesota Air Guard Civil Engineers Build Friendships in Hungary

    Airmen from the 133rd Civil Engineering Squadron based in St. Paul, Minnesota are working in Hungary this summer, renovating buildings and strengthening ties between two nations growing as friends. For two weeks beginning on July 20, 2009, about forty members of the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing are spending time in the former
  • The Haughton-Mars Project Moon-1 Humvee Rover slowly drives from the belly of a 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft in Resolute, Canada. The C-130 provided much needed airlift support transporting the "Moon-1" from Cambridge Bay Canada to Resolute Canada. HMP supports an exploration program aimed at developing new technologies, strategies, human's factors experience, and field-based operational know-how key to planning the future exploration of the Moon and Mars. U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech Sgt Erik Gudmundson (Released)

    Lunar rover airlift in the High Arctic

    Forty years after mankind first stepped on the Moon, the 133rd Airlift Wing from St. Paul, Minnesota, supports research efforts in the High Arctic by transporting a modified HUMVEE called Moon-1 to a research station at Resolute Bay in May, 2009. According to mission commander and command pilot, Lt. Col. Andy Burda, "It is one of the more
  • Master Sgt. Jamy Tikalsky (far right), a logistics planner with the 133rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, throws out the ceremonial first pitch at a Minnesota Twins game along with other military veterans on the mound during the Twins? seventh annual Armed Services Appreciation Day on July 5, 2009. Master Sgt. Tikalsky recently completed a tour in Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom along with hundreds of other Airmen from the Minnesota Air National Guard?s 133rd Airlift Wing from St. Paul, Minn. The Minnesota Twins used the Fourth of July weekend game to honor all members of the armed services and their families during a game with the Detroit Tigers. The Twins defeated Detroit 2-6 in front of more than 33,000 fans. United States Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson (Released)

    Minnesota Twins honor military and family members during Independence Day weekend game

    Airmen and Soldiers of the Minnesota National Guard took their place on the field at the Metrodome along with veterans from previous conflicts, other members of the armed services and their families during the 7th Annual Minnesota Twins Armed Services Appreciation Day on July 5, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minn. The pregame festivities included a
  • Lt. Col. Penny Hodges-Goetz (right) receives the flag of command for the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Minnesota Air National Guard from Col. Greg Haase, Commander 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard during a change of command on Sunday, June 21, 2009 at the 133rd Airlift Wing dining hall on the air base in St. Paul, Minn. The ceremony is a time-honored tradition which formally symbolizes the continuity of authority as the command is passed from one individual to another, conducted before the assembled company of the command. Lt. Col. Georgeanne Johnson, the former commander of the 109th AES, assumes her new position as the Deputy Commander of the 133rd Operations Group, 133rd Airlift Wing. USAF photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

    109th AES welcomes new commander

    The 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Minnesota Air National Guard welcomes new commander Lt. Col. Penny Hodges-Goetz during a ceremony at the Minneapolis St. Paul Air National Guard Base in St. Paul, Minnesota on June 21, 2009. Col. Greg Haase, Commander 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard gave the flag of command to Lt. Col.
  • Senior Airman Drew Cernick, 133rd Security Forces Squadron, calls to team members at an entry control point during Readiness Safeguard at Volk Field, Wis. May 16, 2009. Hundreds of men and women from the Minnesota Air National Guard unit joined others from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois for Readiness Safeguard in preparation for an Operational Readiness Inspection. USAF Official photo by Technical Sgt. Erik Gudmundson.(Released)

    133rd Airlift Wing participates in Readiness Safeguard Exercise

    From preparing Airmen for deployment, to transporting them to and from training or combat, members from the 133rd Airlift Wing proved to be equipped and skilled for nearly any situation during the Readiness Safeguard training exercise at the Combat Readiness and Training Center at Volk Field, Wis. May 13 to 18, 2009. Nearly 440 members deployed to
  • 27 March 2009 Staff Sgt Amber Monio interviews Captain Charles Moore who finds his troops now not only helping the people of Moorhead Minnesota but also trying to keep the water out of the Armory. Over a hundred members of the Guard are currently calling the armory home sleeping on cots night and day while taking shifts to "fight" the flood of 2009 in Moorhead. U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech Sgt Erik Gudmundson (Released)

    Final Flood Fight Support from 133rd AW

    As floodwaters in northwestern Minnesota recede, so has the support required from the Minnesota National Guard in the spring of 2009. The 133rd Airlift Wing eventually called up about twenty Airmen from a variety of specialties. The Fargo-Moorhead area has seen its share of flooding in the past; many of its residents know the routine of sandbagging
  • Minnesota National Guard Airmen and Soldiers wait in a tunnel of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome with a giant American flag to used for the national anthem in the home opener for the Minnesota Twins on April 6, 2009. For Master Sgt. Rick Krivanek of the 109th Airlift Squadron (left), and Senior Master Sgt. Dan Flohr (right) of the 210th Engineering and Installation Squadron, it is thier 6th time on the field to participate in the honors. USAF Official Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mark Moss

    Airmen Hold Giant Flag at Center Field for Twins' Home Opener

    Airmen from the 133rd Airlift Wing in St. Paul, Minnesota joined over two dozen other members of the Minnesota National Guard on April 6, 2009 to hold a giant flag on the field of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome for the home opener of the Minnesota Twins. The honors have become a tradition with Guardsmen participating in the event many times in
  • Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Cron, 133rd Communications Flight, Minnesota Air National Guard, operates a state wide military communication system near Moorhead, Minnesota. The Joint Communications Platform (JCP) allows both Army National Guard and Air National Guard members to communicate live with information about 2009 spring flooding. Chief Master Sgt. Cron’s hometown is Dussel, MN. U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech Sgt Erik Gudmundson

    133 AW Airmen join flood fight

    Airmen from the 133rd Airlift Wing joined the flood fight over the past few days along with hundreds of other Minnesota National Guard members, assisting communities along the Red River of the North in the northwest corner of the state. Bringing specialties such as wireless data and voice communications, imagery documentation, generator power, and
  • Staff Sgt. Stephen Sether (left) and Master Sgt. Richard Dumire of the 210th Engineering and Installation Squadron from the Minnesota Air National Guard move a manhole cover to gain access to conduits on Ramstein Air Base, Germany on March 2, 2009. The 210th EIS deployed about thirty Airmen to install communications cables to the base in early 2009. USAF Official photo by Technical Sgt. Erik Gudmundson.

    210th EIS Builds in Germany

    Nearly 30 Airmen from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 210th Engineering Installation Squadron (EIS) volunteered to install critical communications cables January through March 2009, saving the Air Force over $200,000. The installation project involved running wiring through conduit burying it in trenches, climbing down into man holes to add
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