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  • Guard Aeromedical Teams Strengthen Skills During Vigilant Guard

    During natural disasters or other state emergencies, saving time saves lives. If civilian capabilities are overwhelmed, National Guard and other military resources can be called upon to move critical patients from remote scenes to distant medical facilities quickly. The capabilities of the Minnesota

  • 133rd Airlift Wing Participates in Open Streets

    Many airmen at the 133rd Airlift Wing are volunteers and active in many communities throughout the state and the Twin Cities.  Recently, Airmen here participated in Open Streets Minneapolis, an event that promotes bringing the people of a local area together to meet each other.On Aug. 23 a few main

  • Weather Flight

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Allen Thill, right, assists Senior Airman Timothy Wigton with finding information in an Air Force Instruction manual in Little Falls, Minn., June 12, 2014. Wigton is in the last phase of his upgrade skill training during which he was evaluated on his knowledge of weather. (U.S.

  • Outstanding First Sergeant

    Service Before Self, Excellence In All We Do, and Integrity First. These are the Core Values every airman strives to live by. Every year the 133rd Airlift Wing nominates a few of its best to represent these values as the unit's Outstanding Airmen of the Year. This nationwide competition, units from

  • Holidays for Heroes and a Surprise Proposal

    The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn recently became a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon company, which proclaims the company's dedication to past and present service members and their families. To celebrate this, they held the first annual Holiday for Heroes event at the mall the morning of Dec. 14. The

  • Year of Recognition

    On an unusually warm December day, airmen from the 133rd Airlift Wing gathered for the annual award ceremony in St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 13, 2014.During the ceremony, some distinguished visitors gave a holiday message to the onlookers. This year, Mr. John Bessler, husband to Sen. Amy Klobuchar spoke to

  • Holidays for Heroes and a First Sergeant's Surprise

    The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn recently became a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon company, which proclaims the company's dedication to past and present service members and their families. To celebrate this, they held the first annual Holiday for Heroes event at the mall the morning of Dec. 14. The

  • Minn. Guardsmen Return Home from Deployment

    Nearly one hundred airmen from the Minnesota National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing returned to Minnesota following a four-month deployment to Southwest Asia, Nov 6th, 2014."Our Airmen are coming home after a great deployment. Their diligence and constant strive for excellence showed in their efforts

  • 133rd Medical Group Trains with Children's Hospital

    The 133rd Airlift Wing hosted an event that brought in specialists from Children's Hospital of St. Paul, Minn. to train members of the Wing's Medical Squadron during Saturday and Sunday of September drill.Children's Hospital utilizes their Mobile training center that is brought on site to educate on