Take a Vet to Lunch

The 934th Airlift Wing hosts its annual Take a Vet to Lunch day at the Services Club at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station. Residents of the Minneapolis and Hastings Veterans Homes had lunch with service members and took a tour of a C-130. (U.S. Air Force photo/Shannon McKay)

Take a Vet to Lunch

The 934th Airlift Wing hosts its annual Take a Vet to Lunch day at the Services Club at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station. Residents of the Minneapolis and Hastings Veterans Homes had lunch with service members and took a tour of a C-130. (U.S. Air Force photo/Shannon McKay)

Lion's den

Col. Keith Wesley, 934th Operations Group commander, speaks to the Edina Lions Club May 7 about the mission of the 934th Airlift Wing and C-130 aircraft operations. (Air Force Photo/Paul Zadach)

Girl Scouts donate cookies

Girl Scouts Ainsley and Alexa Nutt, of Northfield GS Troops 25258 and 22642, delivered over 450 boxes of donated cookies on behalf of their troops to Michael Sanford, 934th Airmen and Family Readiness, at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station, Minn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Shannon McKay)

Government on display at MOA

The 934th Airlift Wing showcases it's C-130 flight deck display at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., during a "Government on Display" weekend. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Shannon McKay)

Government on display at MOA

The 934th Airlift Wing showcases it's C-130 flight deck display at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., during a "Government on Display" weekend. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Shannon McKay)

Denton cargo

Humanitarian cargo is loaded Nov. 8 as part of the Denton program. (Air Force Photo/Paul Zadach)

Denton cargo

Humanitarian cargo is loaded Nov. 8 as part of the Denton program. (Air Force Photo/Paul Zadach)

Civic Leader-Clergy Flight

Loadmaster Senior Airman Dylan Strom enjoys the view during the flight. Clergy and civic leaders from the local area participated in an orientation flight with the 934th Airlift Wing October 25. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Shannon McKay)

Civic Leader-Clergy Flight

Ann Marie Wagner and Eric Ringham learn about the flight deck from Lt. Col. Robert Hockman and Master Sgt. Danny Richardson. Civic leaders and clergy members from the local area participated in an orientation flight with the 934th Airlift Wing October 25. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Shannon McKay)

2012 Civic Leader Tour

Suzanne Asher, who works with Veterans in the Arts, gets a view from the flight deck and a description of operations from Capt. Matt Crawford enroute back to Minneapolis from Joint Base Charleston, SC. Civic leaders from the Minneapolis area traveled with the 934th Airlift Wing and were hosted by the 315th Airlift Wing in Charleston during a two day tour to learn more about the Air Force. (U. S. Air Force Photo/Shannon McKay)

2012 Civic Leader Tour

Senior Airman Aaron Clark demonstrates one of the explosive ordnance disposal robots to the members of the 2012 Civic Leader tour. Communities leaders from the Minneapolis area and the 934th Airlift Wing traveled to the Joint Base Charleston, SC, for the two day tour hosted by the 315th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Shannon McKay)

2012 Civic Leader Tour

Lt. Col. Dave McDonald tells stories about flying in a C-17 to members of the 2012 Civic Leader tour. Communities leaders from the Minneapolis area and the 934th Airlift Wing traveled to the Joint Base Charleston, SC, for the two day tour hosted by the 315th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Shannon McKay)

2012 Civic Leader Tour

Tech. Sgt. Robert Pennington describes the parts of a C-17 engine to members of the 2012 Civic Leader tour from Minneapolis while at the Joint Base Charleston, SC. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Shannon McKay)

Global Vikings land at State Fair

Aug. 28 is Military Appreciation Day at the State Fair. (Air Force Photo/Paul Zadach)

YMCA campers visit

Campers from the Greater Twin Cities YMCA get a view from the cockpit of a C-130 aircraft during their tour Aug. 16. (Air Force Photo/Paul Zadach)

YMCA campers visit

Campers from the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities visit the 934th Airlift Wing Aug. 16. (Air Force Photo/Paul Zadach)

934th AW Employers Day

Employers Day Aug. 4 took employers of 934th Airlift Wing Reservists over the North Shore of Lake Superior. (Air Force Photo/Paul Zadach)

Full house for ACE camp

Col. Michael Ochs, 934th Mission Support Group commander, welcomes Aviation Career Education students to the 934th Airlift Wing July 15. The students spend a week studying aviation fundamentals, visiting local aviation-related facilities and fly on an orientation flight on an Air Force C-130 Aircraft. (Air Force Photo/Paul Zadach)

Picnic Time

Col. Philip A. Sweet, commander of the 934th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, offers his wife's homemade cookies to Arrie Larsen-Manti, Order of the Global Viking recepient for 2012, her husband, Tom Manti, and others at the first Honorary Commanders and Base Community Council picnic July 7. The HC and BCC programs help strengthen community partnerships with the 934th Airlift Wing, Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station, Minn. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Shannon McKay)

Denton Shipment

Pallets of food from relief organization Feed My Starving Children are loaded at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station in Minnesota. The shipment will be sent to Managua, Nicaragua, utilizing the Denton Program which allows donors to put humanitarian supplies aboard U.S. military transport on a space-available basis. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Shannon McKay)

Denton Shipment

Pallets of food from relief organization Feed My Starving Children are loaded at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station in Minnesota. The shipment will be sent to Managua, Nicaragua, utilizing the Denton Program which allows donors to put humanitarian supplies aboard U.S. military transport on a space-available basis. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Shannon McKay)

POTUS

Invited guests greet President Brack Obama at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Internation Airport Air Reserve Station, Minn.(U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt Bob Sommer)

POTUS

Myra Soukup 16, of New Ulm Minnesota, Stands with President Barack Obama as he autographs a photo for her upon his arrival at the Minneapolis Air Reserve Station. Minn.(U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt Bob Sommer)