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St. Paul, Minn. (AP)

Minn. Air Guard wing deploys again

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The Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing is deploying again to southwest Asia.

About 350 members of the 133rd will be deployed in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom this year.

The deployments will last from two to six months. It's the third, fourth or even fifth deployment to Southwest Asia for many in the 133rd.

On May 1, the wing launched a C-130 H3 "Hercules" cargo plane from the Twin Cities bound for Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. More aircraft will be launched in coming weeks.

The deploying troops include aircrew members, maintenance personnel, security forces, firefighters and civil engineers.

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On the Net: http://www.133aw.ang.af.mil

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