Minnesota Airmen in Southwest Asia
Airmen from 133rd Airlift Wing at Al Udeid, Qatar pause for a photo on August 10, 2010. The Command Chief for the 133rd A.W., Chief Master Sgt. David Speich (far left) was passing through on his way to a deployment in Iraq and caught up with many in the Minnesota Air National Guard unit already deployed for the Air Expeditionary Force rotation. Pictured from left to right: Chief Master Sgt. Speich, Technical Sgt. Chad Neihart, Senior Master Sgt. Bryan Steven, Master Sgt. Rachel Maloney, Lt. Col. Dedra Tentis, Lt. Col. Barbara Anderson, 1st Lt. Jeramy Browning, Lt. Col. Ed Howard, Senior Airman Sam Howard. Most of the Minnesota Airmen here are from the 109th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (Submitted photo)