Deployers from the 133rd Airlift Wing enjoy breakfast prepared by co-workers and family members in the early morning hours on May 1, 2010 at the St. Paul Air National Guard base. Airmen departed for duty in Southwest Asia as the Minnesota Air National Guard’s C-130 unit takes another turn in the combat zone.
Medical specialists review the records with deployers from the 133rd Airlift Wing at the St. Paul Air National Guard base on May 1, 2010. Airmen departed for duty in Southwest Asia as the Minnesota Air National Guard’s C-130 unit takes another turn in the combat zone.
The commander of the 133rd Airlift Wing, Col. Greg Haase (right), wishes a deploying Airman a good flight just before departure from the St. Paul Air National Guard base on May 1, 2010. The Minnesota Air National Guard unit flies C-130 “Hercules” cargo aircraft, which is used by the military in Southwest Asia to transport troops and supplies around the region.
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) John Echert (2nd from left) of the 133rd Airlift Wing, checks the fit of individual body armor on a deploying Airman just before departure from the St. Paul Air National Guard base on May 1, 2010. The Minnesota Air National Guard unit flies C-130 “Hercules” cargo aircraft, which is used by the military in Southwest Asia to transport troops and supplies around the region.
Deployers board a Minnesota Air National Guard C-130 at the St. Paul Air National Guard base on May 1, 2010, on their way to duty in Southwest Asia. The Minnesota Air National Guard unit flies the C-130 “Hercules” cargo aircraft, transporting troops and supplies around the region.
The air crew of a C-130 “Hercules” cargo aircraft works through their checklist before launching on a trip to Southwest Asia on May 1, 2010. Deployers from the Minnesota Air National Guard C-130 unit at the St. Paul Air National Guard base will be transporting troops and supplies around the region.
Airmen form the 133rd Airlift Wing get settled into a C-130 “Hercules” cargo aircraft on May 1, 2010 as they prepare to launch on a deployment to Southwest Asia. Minnesotans from the St. Paul Air National Guard base will be transporting troops and supplies supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Crew chiefs pull the chocks from under the wheels of a C-130 “Hercules” cargo aircraft on May 1, 2010 as they prepare to launch on a deployment to Southwest Asia. Minnesota Airmen from the St. Paul Air National Guard base will be transporting troops and supplies supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
A crew chief from the Minnesota Air National Guard snaps a salute to the Airmen aboard a C-130 “Hercules” cargo aircraft as they launch from the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport on May 1, 2010. Minnesota Airmen from the St. Paul Air National Guard base are deploying to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
A Minnesota Air National Guard C-130 “Hercules” cargo aircraft races down the runway and takes off from the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport on May 1, 2010. Minnesota Airmen from the St. Paul Air National Guard base are deploying to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
