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A moment of silence for the people of Japan

During the Minnesota Twins Home Opener pre-game the stadium was asked to hold a moment of silence for the people of Japan. Members of the Minesota Air National Guard and Minnesota Army National Guard unravel a 1600 pound flag held by over 130 Soldiers and Airmen during the Minnesota Twins home opener April 8, 2011 at Target Field in Minneapolis. USAF official photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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Army and Air at the 2011 Minnesota Twins Home Opener

Members of the Minesota Air National Guard and Minnesota Army National Guard unravel a 1600 pound flag held by over 130 Soldiers and Airmen during the Minnesota Twins home opener April 8, 2011 at Target Field in Minneapolis. USAF official photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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Giant Flag

Members of the Minesota Air National Guard and Minnesota Army National Guard unravel a 1600 pound flag held by over 130 Soldiers and Airmen during the Minnesota Twins home opener April 8, 2011 at Target Field in Minneapolis. USAF official photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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Minnesota Twins Home Opener

Members of the Minesota Air National Guard and Minnesota Army National Guard unravel a 1600 pound flag held by over 130 Soldiers and Airmen during the Minnesota Twins home opener April 8, 2011 at Target Field in Minneapolis. USAF official photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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"Dang knots"

Staff Sgt. Casey Jaeger133rd Airlift Wing Drop Zone Recovery Team unties a pallet from a low cost low altitude parachute shortly after it floated to the desert floor March 2, 2011. During the week of February 28th, 2011 Airmen and the C-130 Hercules of the 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard deployed for training to Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma Arizona. During the week the 133rd AW practiced Low-Cost Low-Altitude airdrops this knowledge and experience will be directly applied during deployment to Afganistan. The LCLA bundles are more accurate and use expendable parachutes weighing in at 80 to 500 pounds. LCLA is well suited for small units on patrol or in remote outposts where they don't have the equipment or manpower to deal with the larger container delivery system bundles. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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Packing up a Cargo Delivery System parachute

Tech Sgt.Jacob Majerus 133rd Airlift Wing Drop Zone Recovery Team packs up a cargo delivery system parachute after its drop from a C-130 March 1, 2011 Yuma, Ariz. During the week of February 28th, 2011 Airmen and the C-130 Hercules of the 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard deployed for training to Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma Arizona. During the week the 133rd AW practiced Low-Cost Low-Altitude airdrops this knowledge and experience will be directly applied during deployment to Afganistan. The LCLA bundles are more accurate and use expendable parachutes weighing in at 80 to 500 pounds. LCLA is well suited for small units on patrol or in remote outposts where they don't have the equipment or manpower to deal with the larger container delivery system bundles. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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Down

Staff Sgt.Casey Jaeger 133rd Airlift Wing Drop Zone Recovery Team directs a forklift preparing to load pallets onto a C-130 March 3, 2011. During the week of February 28th, 2011 Airmen and the C-130 Hercules of the 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard deployed for training to Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma Arizona. During the week the 133rd AW practiced Low-Cost Low-Altitude airdrops this knowledge and experience will be directly applied during deployment to Afganistan. The LCLA bundles are more accurate and use expendable parachutes weighing in at 80 to 500 pounds. LCLA is well suited for small units on patrol or in remote outposts where they don't have the equipment or manpower to deal with the larger container delivery system bundles. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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T-38 Talon arrival

The T-38 Talon arrives at Base Ops at Langley Air Force Base, Va., April 1, 2011. The T-38 Talon is one of seven coming to Langley AFB to support F-22 Raptor Combat Readiness Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kayla Newman/Released)

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All female group of loadmasters

Unheard thirty five years ago when the 133rd Airlift Wing deployed to Yuma in Feb. 1976 women now occupy many of the same roles as men in the Air Force including the role of Loadmaster. A all female group of Loadmasters unloads a generator from the back of a 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft 27 Feb, 2011 Yuma Proving Ground Yuma, Ariz. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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Female Loadmasters unload a truck

Unheard thirty five years ago when the 133rd Airlift Wing deployed to Yuma in Feb. 1976 women now occupy many of the same roles as men in the Air Force including the role of Loadmaster. A all female group of Loadmasters marshals a truck from the cargo hold of a 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft 27 Feb, 2011 Yuma Proving Ground Yuma, Ariz. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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An Airdrop run in

A C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft from the 133rd Airlift Wing makes a low level approach just prior to a LCLA drop Feb. 28, 2011 at Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Ariz. During the week of Feb. 28th, 2011 Airmen and the C-130 Hercules of the 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard deployed for training to Yuma Proving Ground where they practiced Low-Cost Low-Altitude airdrops. This knowledge and experience will be directly applied during deployment to Afghanistan. The LCLA bundles are more accurate and use expendable parachutes weighing in at 80 to 500 pounds. LCLA is well suited for small units on patrol or in remote outposts where they don't have the equipment or manpower to deal with the larger container delivery system bundles. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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Cactus

One of the hazards encountered by the Airmen of the 133rd AIrlift Wing while deployed to Yuma, Arizona the week of 27 Feb. 2011 were the many cactus such as these pictured. These cactus created a severe hazard to the delicate parachutes tumbling to the ground from the C-130 cargo aircraft of the Minnesota Air National Guard. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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Checking the tank

Staff Sergeant Jordan Grigg a 133rd Airlift Wing Crew Chief checks the fuel status of a Minnesota Air National Guard C-130 Feb. 27, 2011 at Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Ariz. During the week of Feb. 28th, 2011 Airmen and the C-130 Hercules of the 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard deployed for training to Yuma Proving Ground where they practiced Low-Cost Low-Altitude airdrops. This knowledge and experience will be directly applied during deployment to Afghanistan. The LCLA bundles are more accurate and use expendable parachutes weighing in at 80 to 500 pounds. LCLA is well suited for small units on patrol or in remote outposts where they don't have the equipment or manpower to deal with the larger container delivery system bundles. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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Waiting to leave

Crew members and the aircraft of the 133rd await departure in the early morning sun on Mar. 4, 2011 at Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Ariz. During the week of Feb. 28th, 2011 Airmen and the C-130 Hercules of the 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard deployed for training to Yuma Proving Ground where they practiced Low-Cost Low-Altitude airdrops. This knowledge and experience will be directly applied during deployment to Afghanistan. The LCLA bundles are more accurate and use expendable parachutes weighing in at 80 to 500 pounds. LCLA is well suited for small units on patrol or in remote outposts where they don't have the equipment or manpower to deal with the larger container delivery system bundles. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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A Herc Sunbathing

A C-130 Hercules is prepared for a return flight to Minnesota in the early morning sun on Mar. 4, 2011 at Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Ariz. During the week of Feb. 28th, 2011 Airmen and the C-130 of the 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard deployed for training to Yuma Proving Ground where they practiced Low-Cost Low-Altitude airdrops. This knowledge and experience will be directly applied during deployment to Afghanistan. The LCLA bundles are more accurate and use expendable parachutes weighing in at 80 to 500 pounds. LCLA is well suited for small units on patrol or in remote outposts where they don't have the equipment or manpower to deal with the larger container delivery system bundles. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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High flying over the desert mountains

A lone 133rd Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules flies over the desert mountains of a California drop zone on its drop approach Feb. 28, 2011. During the week of Feb. 28th, 2011 Airmen and the C-130 Hercules of the 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard deployed for training to Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Ariz. . During the week the 133rd AW practiced Low-Cost Low-Altitude airdrops this knowledge and experience will be directly applied during deployment to Afghanistan. The LCLA bundles are more accurate and use expendable parachutes weighing in at 80 to 500 pounds. LCLA is well suited for small units on patrol or in remote outposts where they don't have the equipment or manpower to deal with the larger container delivery system bundles. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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Open the engine

Staff Sergeant Aaron Quarles 133rd Maintenance Group 133rd Airlift Wing Minnesota Air National Guard opens a engine housing of a C-130 Hercules turbo prop engine after landing at Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Ariz. Feb. 27th, 2011. During the week of Feb. 28th, 2011 Airmen and the C-130 Hercules of the 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard deployed for training to Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma Arizona. During the week the 133rd AW practiced Low-Cost Low-Altitude airdrops this knowledge and experience will be directly applied during deployment to Afghanistan. The LCLA bundles are more accurate and use expendable parachutes weighing in at 80 to 500 pounds. LCLA is well suited for small units on patrol or in remote outposts where they don't have the equipment or manpower to deal with the larger container delivery system bundles. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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"Looks good in here"

Staff Sergeant Aaron Quarles Turbo Prop maintainer 133rd Airlift Wing Minnesota Air National Guard inspects the exhaust port of a C-130 Hercules turbo prop engine after landing at Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Ariz. Feb. 27th, 2011. During the week of Feb. 28th, 2011 Airmen and the C-130 Hercules of the 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard deployed for training to Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Ariz. During the week the 133rd AW practiced Low-Cost Low-Altitude airdrops this knowledge and experience will be directly applied during deployment to Afghanistan. The LCLA bundles are more accurate and use expendable parachutes weighing in at 80 to 500 pounds. LCLA is well suited for small units on patrol or in remote outposts where they don't have the equipment or manpower to deal with the larger container delivery system bundles. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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Another successful drop

A Low Cost Low Altitude bundle falls to the ground under a full parachute canopy after release from a 133rd Airlift Wing Minnesota Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Feb. 28, 2011. During the week of Feb. 28th, 2011 Airmen and the C-130 Hercules of the 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard deployed for training to Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Ariz. During the week the 133rd AW practiced Low-Cost Low-Altitude airdrops this knowledge and experience will be directly applied during deployment to Afghanistan. The LCLA bundles are more accurate and use expendable parachutes weighing in at 80 to 500 pounds. LCLA is well suited for small units on patrol or in remote outposts where they don't have the equipment or manpower to deal with the larger container delivery system bundles. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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A full chute

A Low Cost Low Altitude pratice load swings beneith a full parachute canopy in the blue skys of the California desert March 2, 2011 after falling from a 133rd Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules.During the week of February 28th, 2011 Airmen and the C-130 Hercules of the 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard deployed for training to Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma Arizona. During the week the 133rd AW practiced Low-Cost Low-Altitude airdrops this knowledge and experience will be directly applied during deployment to Afganistan. The LCLA bundles are more accurate and use expendable parachutes weighing in at 80 to 500 pounds. LCLA is well suited for small units on patrol or in remote outposts where they don't have the equipment or manpower to deal with the larger container delivery system bundles. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

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