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  • Fire engines from the Metropolitan Airport Commission give U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Gabrielli, 133rd Airlift Wing commander, a water salute after he completes his fini-flight in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 16, 2019.

    Fini-Flight, A Time-Honored Aviation Tradition

    U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Gabrielli is greeted by Airmen from the 133rd Airlift Wing after completing his fini-flight in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 16, 2019. The fini-flight is a time-honored aviation tradition marking the end of Gabrielli’s flying status.
  • U.S. Air Force Col. James Cleet receives command of the 133rd Airlift Wing from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jon Jensen, Adjutant General, Minnesota National Guard, in St. Paul, Minn., Aug., 16, 2019.

    133rd Airlift Wing’s Change of Command Ceremony

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 133rd Airlift Wing, along with friends and family of U.S. Air Force Col’s. James Cleet and Daniel Gabrielli gather for a change of command ceremony in St. Paul, Minn., Aug., 16, 2019.
  • Members from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air National Guard, and the U.S. Air Force Reserve attend a master resilience training course in St. Paul, Minn., July 24, 2019.

    Resilience in a Changing World

    Members from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air National Guard, and the U.S. Air Force Reserve attend a master resilience training course in St. Paul, Minn., July 24, 2019.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jeremy Bundgard, 133rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, volunteers for STARBASE Minnesota’s rocket launches in St. Paul, Minn., July 18, 2019.

    Immerses Students in Real-World STEM

    Students from STARBASE Minnesota participate in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) in St. Paul, Minn., July 18, 2019.
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 133rd Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight and the 133rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron stow the refueling hose in St. Paul, Minn., July 18, 2019.

    A Day on the Flightline with Fuels Specialist

    Fuels specialist are responsible for a wide range of duties that include operating mobile refueling equipment, performing laboratory analysis on petroleum products and documenting fuel transactions.
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Legatt, a fuels specialist with the 133rd Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight, waits for the cryogenic cylinder to pressurize in St. Paul, Minn., July 10, 2019.

    Taking Care of Fuel and Cryogenics

    A fuels specialist is responsible for a wide range of duties that include operating mobile refueling equipment, performing laboratory analysis on petroleum products and documenting fuel transactions.
  • More than 75 goats were brought in to maintain a natural prairie grass restoration project at the 133rd Airlift Wing in St. Paul, Minn., June 5, 2019.

    The Goat Solution

    SAINT PAUL, Minn. – While most organizations are busy welcoming summer interns, the 133rd Airlift Wing is welcoming…goats?
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Megan Lenling, 133rd Small Air Terminal, watches the hand and arm signals from Master Sgt. Neil Bacon in St. Paul, Minn., May 22, 2019.

    One Piece to a Bigger Mission

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 133rd Small Air Terminal and the 312th Airlift Squadron are taking part in the Denton Program which is a Department of Defense transportation program that moves humanitarian cargo, donated by the U.S. based Non-Governmental Organizations to developing nations to ease human suffering.
  • Members from five different Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (JROTC) units visit the 133rd Airlift Wing on May 15, 2019.

    JROTC Cadets Visit the 133rd Airlift Wing

    Members from five different Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (JROTC) units visit the 133rd Airlift Wing on May 15, 2019. Throughout their visit, JROTC cadets made several stops where they learned about the duties of each stop and the opportunity to ask questions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Amy M. Lovgren)
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Chad Macheel, a medical provider with the 133rd Medical Group, poses for a photo in Lares, Puerto Rico, April 30, 2019.

    Not Your Average Captain

    Lares, Puerto Rico – Sitting at a table, with a military translator, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chad Macheel, a medical provider with the 133rd Medical Group, St. Paul, Minn., listens intently to a patient’s medical history while on an Innovative Readiness Training mission in Lares, Puerto Rico.
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