133rd Airlift Wing
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The 133rd Airlift Wing (133 AW) is a unit of the Minnesota Air National Guard, stationed at Minneapolis–Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, Minnesota. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command.
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133rd Airlift Wing | |
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Active | 1943–present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Minnesota |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | Wing |
Role | Airlift |
Part of | Minnesota Air National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Minneapolis–Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, Minnesota |
Motto(s) | "Citizen's Serving America – Airmen Defending Freedom" |
Tail Code | Dark Maroon tail stripe "Minnesota" in yellow letters |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Col. Jesse "No-Stone" Carlson |
Insignia | |
133rd Airlift Wing emblem |
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The 109th Airlift Squadron assigned to the Wing's 133rd Operations Group, is a descendant organization of the World War I 109th Aero Squadron, established on 27 August 1917. It was reformed on 17 January 1921, as the 109th Observation Squadron, being the first of 29 aviation National Guard squadrons to receive federal recognition following World War I.[citation needed]