Airmen deliver Soldiers, communication equipment to Haiti

Chief Master Sgt. Byron Todd (far right) guides Army Staff Sgt. Luke Skinner as he backs a satellite communication uplink trailer into an awaiting Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules Jan. 27, 2010, at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. Sergeant Skinner and more than 10 members of his unit later arrived at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where they deployed in support of earthquake relief operations. Chief Todd is a loadmaster assigned to the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Both the C-130 and its aircrew are deployed to Muniz Air Base, Puerto Rico, in support of Coronet Oak. Sergeant Skinner is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

Getting into the nuts and bolts

Senior Airman Rachael Fayas, 35th Expeditionary Airlift Wing crew chief, assigned from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing, inspects a C-130's utility hydraulic system prior to launching a C-130 in support of Operation Unified Response. "I'm enjoying the opportunity to do what I originally signed-up for—to help people," said Airman Fayas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Stan Coleman)

Unified Response

One of the many faces of infants and children that were evacuated from the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Haiti. Both Puerto Rico and Minnesota Air National Guard are providing support under the command for US SOUTHCOM, 35th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. They are arriving to the Puerto Rico Air National Guard Base from where they will board a Minnesota Air Guard C-130 aircraft and be airlifted to Homestead AFB as part of Operation Unified Response. (United States Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Anthony Hall)

First AF Reserve mission from Puerto Rico

Tech. Sgt. Brad Dahl, a crew chief deployed from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing, closes the hatch on an Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules Jan. 25 at Muniz Air Base, Puerto Rico. Moments later, the C-130 and its crew took off, performing their first mission in support of Haiti earthquake relief operations since deploying the Caribbean. Approximately 50 members of the 302nd AW deployed to Muniz Jan. 23 in support of Air Expeditionary Force Coronet Oak, operated by the 35th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. The 133rd AW is based at St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

Minnesota Airmen Build in Hungary

In a paint store in Tapolca, Hungary, Chief Master Sgt. Tom Schack discusses a purchase with Tech. Sgt. Sean Gibson on July 22, 2009. The Airmen are from the 133rd Civil Engineering Squadron of the Minnesota Air National Guard and they are in Hungary for a training deployment that includes construction work on a military installation. Tapolca is a larger town outside of ?jd?r?gd where the Squadron is performing a two week Deployment for Training. USAF photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Monio.

Minnesota Airmen Build in Hungary

Senior Airman Casandra Pohlen, a member of the 133rd Airlift Wing?s Civil Engineering Squadron, uses a chisel and hammer to break some tile which will be replaced in one of two buildings being renovated by the Squadron in ?jd?r?gd, Hungary on July 21, 2009. About forty Minnesota Airmen are in Hungary for a two week Deployment for Training. USAF photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Monio.