The 148th Fighter Wing and 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, collaborated during a portion of the 133rd Airlift Wing readiness exercise "Operation Mobility Gryphon" at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., June 26, 2024. Airmen tested the ability to employ C-130 Hercules 'Hub and Spoke' operations in a simulated Pacific Air Command (PACOM) environment involving the Mobility Airlift Forces (MAF) and Combat Air Forces (CAF) working together. The MAF accomplished a Wet Wing Defuel of the C-130 before performing a Hotpit Refueling to F-16 Fighting Falcons, part of the


The 148th Fighter Wing and 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, collaborated during a portion of the 133rd Airlift Wing readiness exercise "Operation Mobility Gryphon" at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., June 26, 2024. Airmen tested the ability to employ C-130 Hercules 'Hub and Spoke' operations in a simulated Pacific Air Command (PACOM) environment involving the Mobility Airlift Forces (MAF) and Combat Air Forces (CAF) working together. The MAF accomplished a Wet Wing Defuel of the C-130 before performing a Hotpit Refueling to F-16 Fighting Falcons, part of the CAF. ( Air National Guard photo by A1C Addie Peterson)


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