A U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (s/n 96-1005) from the 109th Airlift Squadron, 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, taxis into position for recovery at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International airport on July 11, 2010 after returning from a tour in Afghanistan. The military cargo aircraft and about twenty Airmen are the first in a series of returns during July for the 133rd Airlift Wing in 2010. USAF official photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mark Moss via Wikimedia Commons.
Great facility, especially the USAF BOQ which is wonderful. It is a bit tricky to find because it is behind the Minneapolis Airport. I would call it a hidden jewel.
My wife and I had a thoroughly enjoyable trip to Nashville recently to celebrate our anniversary. Nice facility and the long term parking is a small hike, about 3-4 blocks. Nice staff with lots of good information. We were transported by van to and from the C-130 at each end of our trip. The Hercules crew was rigging up for a mission in Tennessee on the way down, so we were kept busy watching them work for almost the entire trip. Nashville was a blast and the local NFL team had a preseason game the night we left so the whole town was Party Central, especially downtown on Broadway. Don’t miss the Batman Building and the Naked Statues in the round-about that occasionally are fitted with diapers by the local churches during the dark-of-night. Our Hop-on Hop-off bus driver explained that Nashville was the “buckle” of the Bible Belt.