There was no formal ceremony marking the transition. No guidon passed from one commander to another. Instead, a moment represented something larger, the passing of a torch that lights the path of Air Force airlift across the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility. After months of operations throughout Africa, Airmen from the Minnesota Air National Guard’s 133rd Airlift Wing concluded a historic deployment for their wing as Airmen from the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 815th Airlift Squadron, the “Flying Jennies,” carry on the torch for the next rotation.Read More
