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Girls of the West

Senior Airman Josh Miranda talks about his job as an aerospace propulsion journeyman in the 302nd Maintenance Squadron propulsion shop with the 2017 Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo ambassadors, the Girls of the West. Jaime Tyler, center, the 2017 PPoB Rodeo Girl of the West and her aide, Sierra Silva, left, visited the 302nd Airlift Wing to tour a C-130 Hercules aircraft and learn about the 302nd AW Reserve missions, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 28, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Daniel Butterfield)

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Girls of the West

Senior Master Sgt. Gary Taiclet, Operations Superintendent for the 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, explains to the 2017 Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo ambassadors, the Girls of the West, how a C-130 Hercules configures to transport injured personnel at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 28 2017. Girl of the West, Jaime Tyler, center, and her aide, Sierra Silva, right, visited the 302nd Airlift Wing to gain a better understanding of the Reserve mission here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Daniel Butterfield)

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Swift Response

U.S. Air Force Reserve Maj. Chris Clinton, a 731st Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules pilot out of Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colo., prepares for landing at Papa Air Base, Hungary, as part of exercise Swift Response 17, July 15, 2017. Swift Response is linked to exercise Saber Guardian 17, a U.S. Army Europe-led, multinational exercise that spans across Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania with more than 25,000 service members from 22 allied and partner nations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Jolene Bottor-Ortiona)

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Tree City USA

Col. Eric Dorminey, 21st Space Wing vice commander, along with Andy Schlosberg from the Colorado State Forest Service (right) and Quinten Jordan fill in the dirt around a tree that was planted for Arbor Day on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 20, 2017. Two trees were planted during the ceremony, which add to the nearly 10,000 trees currently on Peterson AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve Kotecki)

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Partners in leadership tour II

Maj. Joshua Friedman, a 6th Space Operations Squadron mission assurance officer, speaks to Colorado Springs community leaders participating in the 302nd Airlift Wing’s Partners in Leadership Program during a tour of the Air Force Reserve Command’s 310th Space Wing at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., May 18, 2017. The visit to the 310th SW marks the second of four planned events with Air Force Reserve units. The Partners in Leadership program aims to provide educational experiences to community leaders on Air Force Reserve missions performed in the Pikes Peak region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Laura Turner)

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Partners in leadership tour II

Colorado Springs community leaders participating in the 302nd Airlift Wing’s Partners in Leadership Program pose for a photo with Air Force leaders during a tour of the Air Force Reserve Command’s 310th Space Wing at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., May 18, 2017. The visit to the 310th SW marks the second of four planned events with Air Force Reserve units. The Partners in Leadership program aims to provide educational experiences to community leaders on Air Force Reserve missions performed in the Pikes Peak region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Laura Turner)

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1st Quarter Awards

Tech. Sgt. Travis Whitton, 302nd Maintenance Squadron, receives the 302nd Airlift Wing’s 2017 1st Quarter award in the NCO category from Col. James DeVere, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Vicki Robertson, 302nd AW command chief, during a ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 4, 2017. As part of the Reserve wing’s quarterly awards program, Citizen Airmen are nominated for excellence in leadership, job performance, significant self-improvement and contributions to their on and off-base communities. The other 2017 First Quarter Award winners are: Airman 1st Class Kwesi Hanson, 302nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Airman category, Senior Master Sgt. Mark Skarban, 302nd Operations Support Squadron, Senior NCO category, Capt. Ashlea Garcia, 302nd Operations Support Squadron, company grade officer category, Lt. Col. Heather Lyons, 302nd Operations Group, field grade officer category. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Stephen J. Collier)

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39th APS memorial run

Members of the 39th Aerial Port Squadron begin their 5K Memorial Run May 7, 2017 in Capt. David Lyon Memorial Park, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Aerial Port Squadrons from all over the world run in May as part of National Defense Transportation events to remember their fallen brothers and sisters. Capt. David Lyon, 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron, stationed at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., was killed in December 2013 by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive in Kabul, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Daniel Butterfield)

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Deployed memorial run

Deployed 39th Aerial Port Squadron Airmen continued the tradition of the Port Dawg Memorial Run in Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar May 19, 2017. More than 40 Airmen turned out for the nighttime 5K run. (Courtesy photo)

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New 731st AS CC

Col. Robert Stanton, 302nd Operations Group commander, left, passes the 731st Airlift Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Robert Fairbanks as he assumes command of the 731st AS during a change of command ceremony at Peterson Air Force base, Colo., June 4, 2017. Fairbanks is a traditional Air Force reservist and command pilot with more than 7,100 military flying hours and over 10 years supporting the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System mission. “The priorities I set as a commander are to aviate, navigate and communicate,” said Fairbanks during his first address to the Reserve Citizen Airmen he now leads. “We have to fly the airplane first, successfully navigate our lives, and communicate with each other to build trust.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amber Sorsek)

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Remembering SUMIT 38

Tech. Sgt. Ryan Goode and Master Sgt. Shane Sturgeon, both 302nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance technicians secure a newly refurbished model C-130 Hercules to the display stand of the SUMIT 38 memorial outside Building 890 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., May 22, 2017. The display, which was destroyed by hail in July 2016, memorializes the loss of six Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing who perished as a result of a C-130 crash that occurred May 13, 1995, near Boise, Idaho. “It was an honor for us to repair the memorial,” said Goode. “It was a shame to see it damaged the way it was.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Frank Casciotta)

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Fitness challenge

From left, Will Lipscomb, Manuel Garcia, Angel Mendez and Luke Simpson, all 302nd Development and Training Flight trainees, pose for a photo after winning the fifth annual First Sergeant’s Fitness Challenge at Peterson Air Force Base, June 4, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Frank Casciotta)

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Fitness challenge

Master Sgt. Jennifer Cooley, left, and Staff Sgt. Meagan Hasty, both with the 39th Aerial Port Squadron, perform push-ups during the fifth Annual First Sergeant’s Fitness Challenge at Peterson Air Force Base, June 4, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Frank Casciotta)

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MAFFS ops

Then Senior Airmen Dustin Johannsen and Barry Logan pull a retardant hose from a MAFFS-equipped C-130 preparing to fly a drop mission in support of Colorado wildland fire fighting efforts June 29, 2012 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Johannsen graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy May 24, 2017 after applying to the Leaders Encouraging Airman Development program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Thomas Doscher)

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Kelly commissioning

Cadet (now 2nd Lt.) Krista Kelly takes her oath of office during a commissioning ceremony May 23, 2017 at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Kelly's next assignment will be at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Daniel Butterfield)

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Hat toss 2017 USAFA graduation

Newly-minted Air Force second lieutenants toss their hats in the air at the end of the Class of 2017 graduation ceremony, May 24, 2017, at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Three former members of the 302nd Airlift Wing were part of the graduating class. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

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Awards

Senior Airman Elliott Jones, a traditional Air Force reservist and emergency management specialist assigned to the 302nd Civil Engineer Squadron, was awarded the Outstanding Enlisted Military Member E-1 through E-4 category by the Colorado Springs Military Affairs Council. The award, which recognizes outstanding military and community achievements was presented by Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy and members of the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Council during the Chamber's annual Armed Forces Week awards luncheon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Skarban)

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Awards

Master Sgt. Douglas Lemp, an air transportation specialist assigned to the Reserve wing’s 39th Aerial Port Squadron, and Senior Airman Elliott Jones, an emergency management specialist assigned to the 302nd Civil Engineer Squadron, pose for a photo with Chief Master Sgt. Vicki Robertson, 302nd Airlift Wing command chief after the Colorado Springs Armed Forces Week Enlisted Awards ceremony held May 15, 2017 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Skarban)

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AFOUA

The 302nd Airlift Wing was recently awarded the 2015 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for its exceptional performance during the period Jan. 1, 2014 through Dec. 31, 2015. The 302nd AW is one of 18 Air Force Reserve units to receive the award during the 2015 award period. Dozens of accomplishments by the wing’s operations, maintenance and support Airmen to include the Wing's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System mission were recognized. Pictured: Members of the 39th Aerial Port Squadron along with C-130 loadmasters assigned to the 731st Airlift Squadron load a U.S. Forest Service MAFFS unit onto a 302nd AW C-130, Aug. 2, 2015, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. MAFFS aircrews and support personnel responded to the U.S. Forest Service MAFFS activation in support of 2015 wildland fire fighting efforts in California and the Northwestern U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Federico.)

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SecAF and Col. DeVere

Col. James DeVere, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, talks with Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson on the Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. flightline during her visit, May 22, 2017. DeVere briefed Wilson on several of the Reserve wing’s missions before the secretary had the opportunity to view up-close a portable U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System used during 302nd AW C-130 MAFFS missions and meet with Reserve Citizen Airmen from the wing’s 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 302nd Security Forces Squadron and 302nd Operations Group. Peterson AFB was the first official base visit for Wilson as Secretary of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Frank Casciotta)

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