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  • 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

  • Life Saving, Troop Leading, First Sergeant

    By definition, a hero is a person of distinguished courage or ability, admired for their brave deeds and noble qualities. Most people have a hero they follow, whether it is an Olympic athlete or a rockstar. Most can quickly rattle off someone they admire or aspire to be.However, most people wouldn't

  • Airmen, Family and Friends Bond at Family Day

    St. Paul, Minnesota- U.S. Air Force Airmen and their families take part in the 133rd Airlift Wing's Family Day activities in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 16, 2014. Family Day is an annual event that recognizes the families and thanks them for their support to the Airmen.For some of Airmen and their

  • Minnesota National Guard promotes its first African American General

    For the family of Brig. Gen. David Hamlar Jr., promotion ceremonies have been a normal event throughout his career. However, his most recent ceremony is different because of the special significance pinning the star on his shoulder means to the Minnesota National Guard. Hamlar was promoted to

  • Veteran Stand Down

    The Annual Veteran Stand Down took place August 5th and 6th. The Boy Scout Base Camp on Ft. Snelling, Minn. was transformed into a make-shift medical clinic for any veteran to receive basic health care screenings. More than a thousand veterans attended the event, with nearly 150 more attendees

  • Multi-Agency Active Shooter Training at 133rd Airlift Wing

    Situations involving active shooters are unfortunately occurring at a greater frequency nationwide. Recent cases of active shooter incidents at military facilities, such as Fort Hood and the Washington Navy Yard, reiterate the importance of cooperation between local law enforcement agencies and

  • A School in Need

    Most elementary students around the U.S. have the opportunity of attending schools that can offer them desks to sit in and a foundation that can house them. One elementary school in Croatia needed a little help and Airmen from the Minnesota and Montana Air National Guard, along with the Croatian

  • Strong Bonds for Couples

    Strong Bonds is a weekend retreat for military couples to reconnect and focus on their marriage. Recently, for the members of the 133rd Airlift Wing, the two night getaway was held at Cragun's Resort in Brainerd, Minn. The workshop addresses issues like problem solving, communication styles,