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  • Colonel Cleet’s Promotion to Brigadier General

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Col. James Cleet’s was promoted as brigadier general in St. Paul, Minn., March 4, 2023. Cleet is promoted to the rank of brigadier general and will serve as Deputy J3 U.S. Europe Command.

  • Wing Commander's Final Flight

    U.S. Air Force Col. James Cleet, 133rd Airlift Wing commander, completes his final C-130 Hercules flight in St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 13, 2023. The fini-flight is a time-honored aviation tradition marking the end of Cleet’s flying status. 

  • DOMOPS Training with the Minnesota State Patrol

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 133rd Airlift Wing participate in Domestic Operations Training in St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 19, 2022. Four troopers from the Minnesota State Patrol conducted the training that consisted of running multiple coordinated rapid response maneuvers and containment practices

  • Wingman Day 2022

    This year’s Wingman Day started with a relay race consisting of the teams from each group. After the race was complete, the Airmen attended different sessions held around the base that focused on the five pillars of resiliency.

  • Trick-or-Treating at the 133rd Airlift Wing

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 133rd Airlift Wing handed out candy during a Halloween parade in St. Paul., Oct. 16, 2022. The Halloween parade created a fun and safe environment for Airmen and their families to celebrate Halloween.

  • Minnesota Moxie

    The 133rd Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) traveled to Tama Hills, Japan to conduct a two-week Deployment for Training (DFT). The DFT program provided a welcomed opportunity for hands-on, real-world engineering training that the CES met with moxie.

  • Aeromedical Evacuation Airmen Train on a KC-46 Pegasus

    A U.S. Air Force KC-46 Pegasus, 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire Air National Guard, taxis onto the ramp of the 133rd Airlift Wing, St. Paul., Minn., Sept. 12, 2022. The KC-46 Pegasus picked up Airmen from the 109th, 934th, and 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadrons for training, and they