133rd Airlift Wing Takes Part in RED FLAG Exercise

MEDIA RELEASE: For Immediate Release
June 11, 2024

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska— RED FLAG-Alaska is a Pacific Air Force-sponsored exercise from May 30 through June 14, designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment enabling joint combined forces to exchange tactics, techniques, and procedures while improving interoperability with fellow allied forces.

“Participating in RED FLAG-Alaska 24-2 is a fantastic way for our people to be exposed to and solve strategic, tactical, and logistical problems while overcoming realistic scenarios,” said U.S. Air Force Maj. John Borsenberger, team leader, 133rd Airlift Wing. “It has been nearly 10 years since the 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota National Guard, has participated in this premier exercise.”

Approximately 3,100 service members are expected to fly, maintain, and support more than 100 aircraft from four nations scheduled to participate in Red Flag-Alaska 24-2, including Airmen from the Minnesota National Guard’s 133rd Airlift Wing. Red Flag-Alaska training spans from individual skills to complex, large-scale joint engagements. The exercises can be adapted to integrate various forces into a realistic threat environment using the more than 77,000 square miles of airspace in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, which is the largest combat training range in the world.

“During our time here, our C-130 Hercules and crews will carry out the following types of missions: airdrops of cargo, personnel airdrops, and landing on dirt runways in remote Alaska,” Borsenberger shared. “Everyone from the 133rd is looking forward to participating in this exercise and representing the C-130 Hercules community, the U.S. Air Force, and the state of Minnesota.”

Editor’s Note: Media members are invited to schedule phone or Zoom interviews with Airmen from the 133rd Airlift Wing Tuesday through Thursday this week. To set up an interview email jber.pa.mediaops@us.af.mil or call 907-551-8995.

– About the Minnesota National Guard –

Established in 1856 and headquartered in St. Paul, the Minnesota National Guard has more than 13,000 Soldiers and Airmen who serve in 58 communities across the state. The Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen of the Minnesota National Guard are ‘Always Ready’ to fight the nation’s wars, protect the country, respond to state emergencies, and contribute to local communities. For more information about the Minnesota National Guard, visit https://MinnesotaNationalGuard.ng.mil.

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