133rd Airlift Wing

133rd Airlift Wing
In the orange light of the setting sun on 15 December 2009, a 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard C-130 H3 model cargo aircraft prepares for a cold weather training flight.
Active1943–present
Country United States
Allegiance Minnesota
Branch  Air National Guard
TypeWing
RoleAirlift
Part ofMinnesota Air National Guard
Garrison/HQMinneapolis–Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, Minnesota
Motto(s)"Citizen's Serving America – Airmen Defending Freedom"
Tail CodeDark Maroon tail stripe "Minnesota" in yellow letters
Commanders
Current
commander
Col. Jesse "No-Stone" Carlson
Insignia
133rd Airlift Wing emblem

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.

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]