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  • Learning Arctic Survival Skills

    As the weather finally warmed up in Minnesota, three members of the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Contingency Response Flight (CRF) volunteered to spend most of May at the ice cap in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Polar Reach, an international exercise hosted by New York Air National Guard's 109th

  • Ten-Day Large-Scale Readiness Exercise

    VOLK FIELD, Wisc. - Airmen from the 133rd Airlift Wing in St. Paul, Minnesota started their summer by completing a ten-day Large Readiness Exercise (LRE) aimed at hardening the warrior’s mindset and preparing for the threats of near-peer adversaries.

  • Fitting for a New Mask

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 133rd Operations Group, 934th Operations Group, and 374th Operations Group attended a briefing about the new M69 Joint Service Aircrew Mask Strategic Aircraft (JSAM-SA) in St. Paul, Minn., June 9, 2022. The purpose of the briefing was to share information and answer

  • HIMARS load in Air National Guard C130 Hercules

    A U.S. Air Force Air National Guard C130 Hercules assigned to 133rd Airlift Wing, St. Paul, Minnesota, is staged with a U.S. Marine Corps High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, aboard in support of exercise Valiant Shield 2022 at Andersen

  • Gov. Walz Introduces a Service Bonus

    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, visits the 133rd Airlift Wing in St. Paul, Minn., May 31, 2022. Walz’s visit focused on introducing service bonuses to post 9/11 era veterans.

  • Sen. Amy Klobuchar Visits the 133rd Airlift Wing

    U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., visits the 133rd Airlift Wing in St. Paul, Minn., May 22, 2022. Klobuchar’s visit focused on the importance of continued modernization of the Wing’s C-130H fleet, which is regularly relied upon to support state and federal missions.

  • Eggstravaganza

    Airmen and their family members from the 133rd Airlift Wing participated in Easter-themed activities in St. Paul, Minn., April 9, 2022. The event was hosted by wing key volunteers, Contact Club members, and the Airmen and Family Readiness Program.

  • Raising Awareness 2022

    U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Piontek, Vice Commander of the 133rd Airlift Wing, and Krista Sheridan, 133rd Airlift Wing’s Sexual Assault Response Coordinator hand out information about sexual assault awareness and prevention month in St. Paul, Minn., April 8, 2022. The campaign is designed to raise

  • Creative Engineering

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from five different maintenance squadrons came together to repair aging lightning control units for their C-130 H3 Hercules fleet in St. Paul, Minn., April 7, 2022. This ingenuity restored the operational status of 11 of 16 lighting control units and saved the U.S. Air Force