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Special Missions

Airmen and aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing here, the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Base, Ohio, convened at Peterson Air Force Base for the first ever AFRC C-130 Special Missions Conference to share lessons learned, policies and procedures and tackle common support and wing issues. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)
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Special Missions

A cameraman with KOAA, NBC affiliate, takes footage of aircraft used in three of the Air Force Reserve Command's special missions, which include weather reconnaissance, aerial spray and aerial firefighting. Airmen and aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing here, the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Base, Ohio, convened at Peterson AFB for AFRC's first ever C-130 Special Missions conference Jan. 12-13. The conference is designed to share lessons learned, policies and procedures and tackle common support and wing issues. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)
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Special Missions

Two C-130 Hercules were on display during the Air Force Reserve Command Special Missions Conference at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Jan. 12-13. Airmen and aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing here, the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Base, Ohio, convened at Peterson AFB to share lessons learned, policies and procedures and tackle common support and wing issues. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
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Special Missions

Master Sgt. Edward Scherzer, 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, demonstrates how he prepares a dropsonde for launch into a hurricane. The dropsonde gathers barametric pressure, temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, which helps weather forcasters better predict weather models. The demonstration was part of the Air Force Reserve Command's first ever C-130 Special Mission Conference at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Jan. 12-13, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
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After the 'Towers' fell

Members of the 302nd Airlift Wing activated shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S. In the February 2002 edition, members waved goodbye to their loved ones as they set out to support Operation Joint Forge in Germany.
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From 'E' TO 'H'

The Front Range Flyer showcased in the November 1994 edition the arrivial of the first C-130H3 model aircraft. The "H3" aircraft would later replace the wing's C-130Es.
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Remembering

On May 5, 1996, the wing formally unveiled a dedication to the six Sumit 38 C-130 aircrew members who perished after the aircraft crashed in Idaho.
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Off to Iraq, the first time

Just nine months later, members of the 39th Mobile Aerial Port Squadron volunteered to support Operation Desert Shield as pictured in the December 1990 edition of the Front Range Flyer. The January 1991 edition would reveal a complete mobilization with more than 500 members deploying in support of Operation Desert Shield.
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A first

The 731st Airlift Squadron brought on the first, female crew member of the unit, Tech. Sgt. Sue Moretz, pictured here in the March 1990 edition of the newly-redesigned Front Range Flyer.
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A wing is born

This front cover of the June 1986 special edition of the Rampart Reservist encompassed the biggest change in standing up a new wing -- the addition of C-130s to the then-302nd Tactical Airlift Wing.
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A major announcement

The March 1984 edition of the Rampart Reservist, the predecessor to the Front Range Flyer, highlighted the announcement by the Air Force of a new Reserve tactical airlift wing standing up in Colorado.
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10 years after 'The Storm'

Members of the 302nd Airlift Wing were interviewed in late 2000, taking a look back at how the wing had changed since December 1990 when the then-302nd Tactical Airlift Wing was activated for a more than 500-person deployment package to the Middle East.
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Experience of a lifetime

Air Force Reservist Senior Airman Danielle Dunagan, who attended the 4th Annual Hennessy Travelers Association Educational Foundation, Armed Forces Forum for Culinary Excellence Sept. 18-26 in St. Helena, Calif. (center, right), said her time at the Culinary Institute has "opened a door" for her future endeavors. Airman Dunagan is a services specialist assigned to the 302nd Force Support Squadron, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (Courtesy photo/Marcello Rodarte)
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Col. Courtney Arnold

Col. Courtney Arnold is the vice commander of the 302nd Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Colorado AF Reservists travel across Atlantic to help battle Israeli wildland fires

Members of the Air Force Reserve's 39th Aerial Port Squadron help to load a modified C-130 Hercules paratroop door onto an aircraft Dec. 4 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Airmen were supporting last-minute loading of the U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipment and accessories as part of a 302nd Airlift Wing deployment to Israel to help battle raging wildfires there. The wing, the only aerial firefighting organization in the AF Reserve, received its orders late Dec. 3 to ready approximately 50 personnel and two aircraft to deploy on short notice to help fight a more than 7,000 acre fire burning out of control near Israel's third-largest city, Haifa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Colorado AF Reservists travel across Atlantic to help battle Israeli wildland fires

Members of the Air Force Reserve's 39th Aerial Port Squadron move a modified C-130 Hercules paratroop door onto an aircraft pallet position Dec. 4 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Airmen were supporting last-minute loading of the U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipment and accessories as part of a 302nd Airlift Wing deployment to Israel to help battle raging wildfires there. The wing, the only aerial firefighting organization in the AF Reserve, received its orders late Dec. 3 to ready approximately 50 personnel and two aircraft to deploy on short notice to help fight a more than 7,000 acre fire burning out of control near Israel's third-largest city, Haifa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Food drive hosted by wing JEAC

The 302nd Airlift Wing's Junior Enlisted Advisory Council sponsors a food drive from 4-8 p.m. Dec. 4 and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Peterson Air Force Base commissary. The food drive is seeking canned goods and non-perishable food items to be donated to Colorado Springs area homeless shelters during the 2010 holiday season. For more information on the food drive or the JEAC, call Staff Sgt. Jason Hanson at (719) 556-7550. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class James Bell)
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AF Reserve recruiting 'raps' around Ludacris

Air Force Reserve Chief Master Sgt. Vincent Meyer shakes hands and "coins" multi-platinum rapper and three-time Grammy winner Ludacris before a Nov. 18 concert in Fort Collins, Colo. Chief Meyer, the senior recruiter at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., presented the AF Reserve Command recruiting coin to Ludacris, whose legal name is Christopher Bridges, as part of the rapper's support to the Get-1-Now program. Air Force Reservists can earn prizes and acess to events, like the Ludacris concert, by referring individuals to AF Reserve recruiters for jobs in the AF Reserve. For more information on the Get-1-Now program, visit www.get1now.us. (Courtesy photo)
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Reserve Wing sponsors education fair for members

The 302nd Airlift Wing education and training office will sponsor an Education Fair 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 4 in Room 113 A/B of the Peterson Air Force Base education center for 302nd AW members. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Derrick Gildner)
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2010 'Family Day' brings loved ones together for fun, excitement

Alex poses for a photo after being presented his 2010 Family Day certificate Aug. 7 during the 2010 302nd Airlift Wing Family Day event at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Hundreds of Air Force Reservists assigned to the 302nd AW and their families enjoyed several activities during the annual event, including a Herc Adventure Tour, display of military weaponry and a picnic lunch. Alex's dad is a C-130 flight engineer in the 731st Airlift Squadron (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Skarban)
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