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C-130 dropping potable water on mountain ridge — 302nd Airlift Wing Photos

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Dave and Karoline

Honor tries on an aircrew flight helmet during the 302nd Airlift Wing’s Family Day Herc adventure tour. Besides flight equipment, children were able to try on Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear, test night vision goggles and tour a C-130 Hercules aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

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Family Day 2

Honor tries on an aircrew flight helmet during the 302nd Airlift Wing’s Family Day Herc adventure tour. Besides flight equipment, children were able to try on Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear, test night vision goggles and tour a C-130 Hercules aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

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Amparan and Lindsey, FSS

302nd Airlift Wing’s Force Support Squadron personnel Master Sgt. Josefina Amparan, left, and Senior Airman Jamie Lindsey, stand by to stamp “passports” during the Herc adventure tour. Children are given passports when they enter the tour and get a stamp for each display they visit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kelmer Rapisora)

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Family Day 1

Hunter shows off her Air Force makeup design after a visit to the face painting artist Aug. 2 at Peterson Air Force Base. Family day is an annual event of the 302nd AW that allows wing members to show their appreciation to their families with an afternoon of barbeque, games and relaxation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kelmer Rapisora)

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Senior Airman Phillip Pollok and Heather Pollok

Senior Airman Phillip Pollok, 302nd Security Forces Squadron is greeted by his wife Heather upon his return to the Colorado Springs airport June 16, 2014 after his 120-day deployment to Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. While in Kyrgyzstan, Pollok and the deployed 302 SFS reservists provided for the location’s integrated base defense, physical security and antiterrorism and force protection measures on behalf of U.S. and allied personnel based there. They also provided support for the inactivation and overall Transit Center at Manas closure in early June. For the more than 12 years the American military has operated out of this location, serving as the premier transportation and logistics hub supporting operations in Afghanistan. The transit center-based wing performed four critical missions to include air refueling, onward movement, airlift and humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Skarban)

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Col. Arnold and Col. Hughes welcome home redeployers

302nd Airlift Wing Commander Col Courtney Arnold (right) and 302nd Mission Support Commander Marty Hughes welcome home the returning 302nd Security Forces Airmen here June 16, 2014. Three Airmen assigned to the 302nd Security Forces Squadron returned to Colorado Springs, Colorado after a 120-day deployment to the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The Airmen provided for the location’s integrated base defense, physical security and antiterrorism and force protection measures and aided in the closure and inactivation of the transit center. These reservists were among the last of the approximately 20 security forces recently deployed to return home. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Skarban)

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2014 Summer edition of the Front Range Flyer

2014 Summer edition of the Front Range Flyer

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AFE with Pascua and Lee

Senior Airman Marco Pascua, left, an Aircrew Flight Equipment Journeyman and Reservist with the 302nd Operations Support Squadron and Staff Sgt. Ryan Lee, AFE Technician and an Active Duty member of the 302nd OSS inspect a personnel parachute. The 302nd OSS was named the top program for the Air Force Reserve Command for 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Federico)

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AFE parachute with Staff Sgt. Hicks

Staff Sgt. Christopher Hicks takes a personnel parachute off the wall to inspect. Hicks is an Active Duty Aircrew Flight Equipment Craftsman and Technician with the 302nd Operations Support Squadron. His AFE division was named the top program in AFRC for 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Federico)

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Leppo stringing beads for selfless run

Staff Sgt. Sylvia Leppo, Aeromedical Staging Squadron, shows off the beads she has strung to commemorate the lives lost during Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. Each bead represents a mile the squadron has run for every fallen hero. Leppo is a Health Services Management helper with ASTS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Shandra Buser)

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LEED award presentation

Lt. Col. Jason Terry, right, 52nd Airlift Squadron commander, accepted the certified Leader in Energy and Environmental Design Silver award from Heather Duggan, from the Peterson-based Army Corps of Engineers in front of the award-winning building during a ceremony July 22, 2014 at the 302nd Airlift Wing campus. The building, completed in 2012 is only one of four Silver award-winning buildings on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

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C-130 on flightline

The 302nd Airlift Wing recently completed its Unit Effectiveness Inspection with one “highly effective” and three “effective” grades. The new inspection format will be completed every 24 to 30 months. The 302nd AW is the only Reserve Wing that has the aerial firefighting mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

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Senior Airman Skousen leads tour

Senior Airman Caleb Skousen, a C-130 loadmaster assigned to the 52nd Airlift Squadron leads a group on an aircraft tour. The Aviation Education Foundation of Colorado, Inc. stopped by the 302nd Airlift Wing to get a closer look at a C-130. The AEFoC was formed in 2002 to provide training and scholarships for youth with an interest in aviation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

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Girls of the West visit Reserve wing

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. Girl of the West Kate Watson, left, and her aide, Rachael Braaten, tour an Air Force Reserve Command C-130H June 5, here. The duo visited the 302nd Airlift Wing as official ambassadors of the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo. The 74th annual PPOB rodeo takes place July 9-12. The 302nd Airlift Wing night is July 10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

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Maj. Allen addresses crowd

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Maj. Michael Allen addresses the crowd immediately after assuming command of the 302nd Maintenance Squadron during a ceremony June 7, 2014 here. ”The two things I care about most, providing airworthy aircraft and quality maintenance. I care about that immensely, but more importantly, I care about the maintainers who provided that service,” said Allen, who previously was the 302nd Maintenance Operations Flight Commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

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Maj. Allen accept MXS guideon

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Maj. Michael Allen, accepts the 302nd Maintenance Squadron guideon from Col. Jennifer Cummings during a change of command ceremony June 7, 2014 here. Allen replaced Maj. Ryan Webster, who had commanded since Jan. 5, 2014. “He is a truly motivated leader, with foresight and integrity and he is the perfect choice to carry on what Maj Webster started,” said Cummings, 302nd Maintenance group commander. Previously Allen was the 302nd Maintenance Operations Flight Commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

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Lt. Col. Wilde addressing crowd

Lt. Col. Fritz Wilde addresses the crowd June 7, 2014 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. after assuming command of the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Operations Support Squadron. Wilde is a master navigator with more than 3,500 hours in the C-130 E, H, and H3 models. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

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Lt. Col. Wilde accepting guideon

Lt. Col. Fritz Wilde, right, accepts the 302nd Operations Support Squadron guideon from Col. Kurt Jones, 302nd Operations Group commander during a change of command ceremony held June 7, 2014 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Wilde assumed command from Lt. Col. Christopher Lay, who is attending U.S. Army War College. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

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CEMM production

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – A local production company filmed a hearing protection public service announcement in the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Maintenance Squadron structures shop May 29, 2014. The video is for the U.S. Air Force Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia. According to their website “The CEMM is a dynamic initiative from the Office of the Surgeon General, supplying award-winning interactive multimedia for patient education throughout the Military Health System.” For a list of CEMM products, visit cemm.org or cemmlibrary.org. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

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Master Sgt. Belk at Maple Flag

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daniel Belk, crew chief, 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., plugs a power cable into a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Maple Flag in Edmonton/Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, May 30, 2014. Maple Flag is an international exercise designed to enhance the interoperability of C-130 aircrews, maintainers and support specialists in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Smith/Released)

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