302nd Airlift Wing News

Aug. 15, 2022
Civic leaders tour Peterson Space Force Base, U.S. Air Force Academy

Twenty-four civic leaders from Mississippi joined 403rd Wing leaders on a community relations tour, commonly referred to as a Civic Leader Tour, April 11-12, to Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.Civic leader tours provide members of the Mississippi Gulf Coast community an opportunity to visit
May 4, 2022
Nevada Air Guard doubles certified pilots during aerial firefighting training

The Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Operations Group upgraded four pilots to aircraft commanders certified on the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) here, April 25 - 30.
May 4, 2022
Airborne Firefighting units participate in interagency spring training in Idaho

Less than two years after the most devastating firefighting season in the United States, the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) spring training took place at Gowen Field, Idaho, April 25-29, 2022.
Sept. 29, 2020
302nd Airlift Wing Airmen meet with the Chief of Staff of the Air Force

Lt. Col. Richard Pantusa, 302nd Airlift Wing chief of aerial firefighting, speaks to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. about the wing’s aerial firefighting mission, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 24, 2020. The 302 AW is the only Air Force Reserve component of the MAFFS
Aug. 7, 2020
302nd Airlift Wing C-130 provides MAFFS support for California fires

A C-130H from the 302nd Airlift Wing, equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, flies over fires near Sacramento after dropping retardant Aug. 3, 2020. On July 22, the USDA Forest Service activated two military C-130 aircraft from California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing to
July 24, 2019
Reserve Citizen Airmen showcase at one of the nation’s biggest air shows

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 302nd Airlift Wing arrived at one of the nation’s biggest air shows today to showcase the wing’s special aerial firefighting mission.
May 9, 2019
MAFFS Loadmaster: 15 years, two systems, still going

It can feel intense using the MAFFS when flying 150 feet off the ground near a wildfire stretching over thousands of acres. When the co-pilot presses the button to release the 3,000 gallons of retardant Jason is sitting next to, it’s his job to make sure it goes off without a hitch. Thankfully, he
May 5, 2019
302nd Airlift Wing hosting annual aerial firefighting training

About 300 people from the Air National Guard, U.S. Forest Service and other firefighting agencies are scheduled Monday to begin a weeklong aerial wildland firefighting training and certification hosted by the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, here.
April 24, 2018
Air Guard, Reserve wings kick off annual MAFFS training

As temperatures heated up in northern California, aerial firefighters from four C-130 airlift wings operating the U.S.D.A. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS, started a weeklong training April 23, 2018, in anticipation of summer blazes.

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