Press Release- 934th Airlift Wing returns from deployment

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL AIR RESERVE STATION, MN, UNITED STATES

05.24.2022

Story by Chris Farley 

934th Airlift Wing

MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL AIR RESERVE STATION, Minn. – More than 75 Airmen with the 934th Airlift Wing returned home yesterday from a three-month deployment to the United States European Command area of responsibility.

The 934 AW deployed to Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, on Feb. 26, 2022. 934 AW Airmen supported tactical airlift missions including aeromedical evacuations with C-130H Hercules throughout the EUCOM and United States Africa Command AOR.

The 934 AW and the 165th Airlift Wing comprised Task Force Iron Herk and after their final mission, the wings logged over 749 flight hours and contributed to the support of more than 277 sorties, transporting 1371 service members, 130 patients and airlifting over 749 tons of cargo.

The 934th Airlift Wing, also known as the "Global Vikings," is Minnesota's only Air Force Reserve unit. It is a combat-ready Air Force Reserve Command flying unit, which serves as the Department of Defense's host for Army, Navy, Marine and Air National Guard units at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station, Minn.

Images from the deployment can be found at dvidshub.net under the title “934th Airlift Wing Global Vikings return home after three-month deployment”

934 AW deployment story can be found at:
https://www.minneapolis.afrc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2940810/far-from-home-global-vikings-deploy-to-european-theater-in-support-of-allies/

For more information, please contact USEUCOM Public Affairs at [phone]/9340 or [e-mail]

To find out more information on the 934th AW, visit www.minneapolis.afrc.af.mil, Facebook-934th Airlift Wing, Twitter @934AirliftWing

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• Date Taken: 05.24.2022
• Date Posted: 05.24.2022 12:57
• Story ID: 421391
• Location: MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL AIR RESERVE STATION, MN, US