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Minn. Air Guard Soldiers Return From Iraq
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Fifteen airmen from the 133rd Airlift Wing of the Minnesota Air National Guard are returning to Minnesota following a six-month deployment to Iraq. The Air National Guard holds a...
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Just In Time For The Holidays: Soldiers Return Home
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Just in time for Christmas, 40 Minnesota airmen from the 133rd Airlift Wing are home after serving in the last six months of the Iraq War. On Wednesday, the men and women were...
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Returning Soldier Surprises Daughters At Target Field
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — No military family likes waiting for mom or dad to return home from their tour overseas, but two local girls got quite the surprise at Target Field. Annie and Alex Buresh had no...
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Female Soldiers Welcome End Of Direct Combat Ban
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – On Thursday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced the Pentagon will lift its ban on women serving in direct combat. The move will make it possible for women to serve on the...
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Guard Becomes First African-American Brigadier General In MN
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – The Minnesota Air National Guard is making history by promoting the first African-American to the rank of Brigadier General. David Hamlar has not only been a successful member...
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Minneapolis Airlift Wing To Lose 8 Aircraft
The Minneapolis-based 934th Airlift Wing will lose its eight C-130 Hercules aircraft next year.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed an emergency executive order to provide aerial assistance to flood-stricken Nebraska. The order came after Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts...
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