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Burnsville airman gets surprise after return   
While Staff Sgt. Adam Hosman was in Afghanistan, his wife Kristen took on a project at home that Adam always meant to get done...
 Recap Assignment: Afghanistan
 
Returning Minn. airmen get warm greeting   
Proud fathers hugged their sons, wives and daughters in the mid-January cold after arriving in Minneapolis...
 Recap Assignment: Afghanistan
 
Insight into daily life of airmen, Afghans   
What anchor Leah McLean and Photo Chief Joe Caffrey realized the most about the 133rd Airlift Wing is that the unit is built of dedicated and hard working Minnesotans...
 
Afghanistan travels show life of Minnesotans overseas   
Leah McLean and Joe Caffrey have returned home after their overseas assignment following the airmen of Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Air Lift Wing...
 
Minn. airman gets special message   
A special message for Minnesotan airmen serving in Afghanistan. They haven't seen their families in months, so this week...
 
Special surprise for Minnesotan serving in Afghanistan   
In Assignment Afghanistan, we take a closer look at the Minnesota airmen and women who serve our country in this volatile spot of the world...
 
Barbwire separates worlds in Afghanistan   
At the Bagrum Airbase in Afghanistan a barbwire fence separates juristictions and two very different worlds...
 
Minn. airmen keep Afghanistan base running   
Many Minnesotans are doing their part, through a wide range of tasks, to keep things running smoothly...
 
Retired St. Cloud judge traveling to Afghanistan
Retired Stearns County District Court Judge Bernard Boland is heading to Afghanistan later this month as part of a confidential U.S. government project...
 
Typical day packed full for Minnesota airmen   
Members of the 133rd Airlift Wing pack a lot into a day. Besides providing tactical support for ground missions they are also helping develop Afghan security forces...
 
Minnesota airmen provide medical support in Afghanistan   
It is not only tactical support members of the 133rd Airlift WIng provide in Afghanistan. They also provide life-saving medical treatment and training at Bagrum Airbase...
 
Minn. airmen fight to save girl's life   
When you think of the war in Afghanistan, you probably don’t think of a four-year-old girl, but Minnesotans in the country are fighting to save her life...
 
About 30 airmen to return from Afghanistan
About 30 air members and maintenance workers from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing are returning home on Wednesday...
 
133rd Airlift Wing performs first night mission   
The 133rd Airlift Wing has arrived at Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan and have already performed their first dangerous nighttime mission...
 
Crews work to make Bagram base more permanent   
Several of the buildings at Bagram Airbase have been built to last for just two years. In fact, the base was established in 1980s by the Soviet Union...
 
Minn. airmen in Afghanistan, prepare for mission   
The 133rd Airlift Wing is in Afghanistan Friday night. Leah McLean tells us more about the trip in her first report from Afghanistan...  
 
Thanksgiving Day for the 133rd Airlift Wing   
After some setbacks, Minnesota airmen with the 133rd Airlift Wing will arrive in Afghanistan Friday...
 
Minnesota airmen finally on their way to Afghanistan   
After a two day delay the 133rd Airlift Wing is on their way to Afghanistan. The part they needed to repair their plane came from another group of Minnesotans...
 
Airwoman all business during trip to Afghanistan   
The Minnesota Air Guard Unit has been trying to have fun during their unexpected layover in Canada. But one member is all business even in her down time...
 
Airmen run into another glitch on Afghanistan journey   
The 133rd Airlift Wing turned to plan 'C' Tuesday after another unexpected glitch in their journey to Afghanistan...
 
Airmen, crew await departure from Canada   
Minnesota airmen on their way to Afghanistan had to play the waiting game Tuesday after a small mechanical glitch...
 
Crews face mechanical problem en route to Afghanistan   
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS was there as Minnesota's Air National Guard 133rd Airlift Wing Unit arrived at its first stop on the way to Afghanistan...
 
Dozens of Minn. troops leave for Afghanistan
MN National Guard logoTwo dozen Minnesota Air National Guard members depart for Afghanistan Monday morning...
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Leah, Joe prepare to travel 
 
Meet some of the airmen of the 133rd Airlift Wing   
The Minnesota Air National Guard is helping in that effort. The 133rd Airlift Wing leaves Monday for Aghanistan. Leah McLean and Photo Chief Joe Caffrey will travel...
 
Leah McLean talks about trip on Twin Cities Live   
 
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Read blogs from Leah McLean and Chief Photojournalist Joe Caffrey on their travels to Afghanistan and their experiences while embedded with the 133rd Airlift Wing.
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View photos of the men and women serving in the Airlift Wing, from Leah & Joe's travels, and life in Afghanistan.
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