For one family, serving the Minnesota National Guard 133rd Airlift Wing is tradition

Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the Minnesota National Guard 133rd Airlift Wing.

Serving in the unit is a family affair for Sgt. Brad Dahl of Buffalo, who has a 35-year military career.

His daughter Sabrina and son Aaron are also members of the 133rd Airlift Wing.

"Just proud of them,’ Brad Dahl said.

"Just being around it my whole life was like an easy like ‘Oh yeah I can do this kind of thing,’" Sgt. Sabrina Phipps said.

"It’s kind of cool," A1C Aaron Dahl said. "I like being able to walk over to his office or my sister’s shop and talk to them and have a connection there."

The family is a part of a long history of helping others around the world and in our own state.

"We fight the fight overseas," Brad Dahl said. "What they don’t see is, so the riots that were happening, we were all activated …We do a lot more then people know that we do. I think it’s important for us to be here."