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MAFFS Sawmill Canyon fire

A California Air National Guard C-130, carrying the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, flies over smoke and fire from the Sawmill Canyon Fire on the Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center's North Training Area, July 16, 2012. The fire began July 14 and consumed 9.600 acres of timber and grass by July 17. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system owned by the U.S. Forest Service that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide. (Wyoming National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Christian Venhuizen)

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'Flu' fighters

Tech. Sgt. Melany Money applies pressure to her arm moments after Tech. Sgt. Kristopher Mitchell, a medical technician with the 302nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, inoculates her with an influenza vaccination, Sept. 9, 2012, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Every year, Air Force Reserve members are required to receive the vaccine to help ensure mission readiness. Money is the 302nd Airlift Wing ground safety manager. (U.S Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Derrick Gildner)

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Families feel the fun at Family Day

Phillip and his sister Aliya get a kick out of the 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron’s wireless headsets during the 302nd Airlift Wing’s Herc Adventure Tour event Aug. 4, 2012, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Herc Adventure Tour also offered the children of AF Reservists the opportunity to experience the wing’s aeromedical evacuation mission, check out the survival gear of C-130 flight crews and sit in the pilot’s seat of a C-130 Hercules. The tour is part of the wing’s annual Family Day event. Phillip and Aliya are the children of Capt. Phillip Purcell who is assigned to the 731st Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Families feel the fun at Family Day

Stella, 4, takes a break from checking out her dad’s job of being a C-130 pilot during the 302nd Airlift Wing’s Herc Adventure Tour event Aug. 4, 2012, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Herc Adventure Tour also offered the children of AF Reservists to experience the wing’s aeromedical evacuation mission, check out the survival gear of C-130 flight crews and sit in the pilot’s seat of a C-130 Hercules. The tour is part of the wing’s annual Family Day event. Stella is the daughter Maj. Kevin Baylis, a 731st Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Families feel the fun at Family Day

Mya, 9, watches as Air Force Reservist Senior Airman Shauna Anderson, a C-130 Hercules flight engineer, signs her Herc Adventure Tour passport Aug. 4, 2012, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Herc Adventure Tour also allowed the children of AF Reservists to experience the wing’s aeromedical evacuation mission, check out the survival gear of C-130 flight crews and sit in the pilot’s seat of a C-130 Hercules. The tour is part of the wing’s annual Family Day event. Mya is the daughter of Tech. Sgt. Rodolfo Ramirez who is assigned to the 302nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Families feel the fun at Family Day

Giovionni, 8, checks out an M-4 automatic rifle with the help of Air Force Reservist Senior Airman Carlos Gonzalez during the 302nd Airlift Wing’s Herc Adventure Tour event Aug. 4, 2012, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Herc Adventure Tour also offered the children of AF Reservists to experience the wing’s aeromedical evacuation mission, check out the survival gear of C-130 flight crews and sit in the pilot’s seat of a C-130 Hercules. The tour is part of the wing’s annual Family Day event, held directly after. Giovionni is the son of Tech. Sgt. Brian Trujillo, 302nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-130 crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Families feel the fun at Family Day

Lukas, 11, anxiously awaits his turn at “flying” a C-130 Hercules in a Lockheed Martin aircraft flight simulator at the 302nd Airlift Wing Family Day event Aug. 4, 2012, 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, a display of military weaponry and a picnic lunch. This year’s Family Day also featured a bungy trampoline and a C-130 Hercules simulator. Lukas is the son of Tech. Sgt. Brandilen Leary who is assigned to 302nd Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Families feel the fun at Family Day

Cheyenne, 6, “fights off” Air Force Reservist Senior Airman Shane White during a security forces demonstration at the 302nd Airlift Wing Family Day event Aug. 4, 2012, during 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, a display of military weaponry and a picnic lunch. This year’s Family Day also featured a bungy trampoline and a C-130 Hercules simulator. Cheyenne is the daughter of Tech. Sgt. Hope Lira-Ornelas, 302nd Security Forces Squadron fire team leader. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Families feel the fun at Family Day

Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Alan Kokes, 302nd Communications Flight, signals he’s ready for more Aug. 4, 2012, as his dunk tank seat gives way during the 302nd Airlift Wing’s 2012 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, a display of military weaponry and a picnic lunch. This year’s Family Day also featured a bungy trampoline and a C-130 Hercules simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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LTC Condit and LTG Jackson

Air Force Reservist Lt. Col. Dave Condit, right, operations officer of the 302nd Airlift Wing’s 731st Airlift Squadron, explains to Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve, and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, how the 302nd AW facilities on the Peterson Air Force Base flightline were designed to also function as a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System tanker base. Jackson travelled to Colorado Springs to see the Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing and 310th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

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SRA Smith and LTG Jackson

Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve, and commander, Air Force Reserve Command shakes the hand of Senior Airman Collin Smith of the 302nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics shop during the general’s visit of the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. During the Aug. 28, 2012 visit, Smith explained to Jackson how the 302nd Maintenance Squadron began using Time Compliance Technical Order 2098, a new carbon brake system that can perform 850 percent more landings than the previous system. It is expected to save the Air Force $327 million when installations are complete. (U.S Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

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CMS Bokkean and LTG Jackson

Chief Master Sgt. Brad Bokkean, left, Superintendent and Chief Enlisted Manager of the 52nd Airlift Squadron greets Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve, and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, on the Peterson Air Force Base flightline Aug. 27. The 52nd AS is the Active Duty associate squadron of the 302nd Airlift Wing. Jackson was in Colorado Springs to meet with members of the Air Force Reserve command’s 302nd AW and the 310th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

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Col. Pittman and LTG Jackson

Col. Jack H. Pittman, Jr., right, commander, 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, greets Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve, and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, on the Peterson AFB flightline Aug. 27, 2012, as Col. Jeffrey Mineo, commander, 310th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo., looks on. The general traveled to Colorado Springs to meet with members of the Air Force Reserve command’s 302nd AW and the 310th SW. This was General Jackson’s first visit to the Colorado Reserve wings since assuming command of the Air Force Reserve July. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

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MAFFS missions continue to support Idaho fires

A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing flies above the smoke of the Springs fire near Banks, Idaho, on Aug. 9 just north of Eagle. Two MAFFS-equipped C-130s and aircrews from the 302nd AW MAFFS are deployed to Boise, Idaho. MAFFS 5, assigned to the Colorado Reserve wing, made the 500th retardant drop for this year's MAFFS operations on Aug. 8. A MAFFS-equipped C-130 assigned to the 302nd AW also dropped the the one millionth gallon of retardant since MAFFS began flying aerial fire fighting missions in support of the U.S. Forest Service on June 25. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Dave Buttner)

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MAFFS operations continue in Idaho

A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing makes a retardant drop on the Springs fire near Banks, Idaho, just north of Eagle. On Aug. 9, MAFFS 5, assigned to the Colorado Reserve wing, made the 500th retardant drop for this year's MAFFS operations. A MAFFS-equipped C-130 assigned to the 302nd AW also dropped the the one millionth gallon of retardant since MAFFS began flying aerial fire fighting missions in support of the U.S. Forest Service on June 25. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Dave Buttner)

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‘Sumit 38’ fallen remembered with re-dedication ceremony

An emotional Senior Master Sgt. Dave Carey speaks fondly of his fellow Air Force Reservists who perished May 13, 1995, when their C-130 Hercules, call sign ‘Sumit 38,’ crashed approximately 60 miles southeast of Mountain Home, Idaho. Carey, assigned to the 731st Airlift Squadron, narrated a re-dedication ceremony Aug. 4, 2012, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo, honoring the six AF Reservists who perished during the crash. The memorial was re-dedicated with family members of the fallen and 302nd Airlift Wing and 52nd Airlift Squadron members present. It was moved from its previous location as part of the wing’s expansion under the Total Force Initiative framework. The Airmen who perished in the crash are: Lt. Col. Robert Buckhout; Capt. Geoffrey Boyd; 1st Lt. Lance Dougherty; Chief Master Sgt. Jimmie Vail; Master Sgt. Jay Kemp; and Staff Sgt. Michael Scheideman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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‘Sumit 38’ fallen remembered with re-dedication ceremony

Air Force Reserve Col. Jay Pittman (left), 302nd Airlift Wing commander, together with Lt. Col. (ret.) Robert Stout, unveils to the public the ‘Sumit 38’ memorial during a re-dedication ceremony Aug. 4, 2012, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Pittman, together with Stout, ushered in the re-dedication of the memorial which honors the six AF Reservists who perished during the crash of a C-130 Hercules on May 13, 1995. The memorial was re-dedicated with family members of the fallen and 302nd Airlift Wing and 52nd Airlift Squadron members present. The memorial was moved from its previous location as part of the wing’s expansion under the Total Force Initiative framework. The Airmen who were killed when their aircraft crashed approximately 60 miles southeast of Mountain Home, Idaho, are: Lt. Col. Robert Buckhout; Capt. Geoffrey Boyd; 1st Lt. Lance Dougherty; Chief Master Sgt. Jimmie Vail; Master Sgt. Jay Kemp; and Staff Sgt. Michael Scheideman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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‘Sumit 38’ fallen remembered with re-dedication ceremony

Air Force Reserve Col. Jay Pittman, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, showcases the Congressional Record read on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives honoring the re-dedication of the wing’s ‘Sumit 38’ memorial Aug. 4, 2012, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Pittman, who presided over the ceremony, ushered in the re-dedication of the memorial which honors the six AF Reservists who perished during the crash of a C-130 Hercules on May 13, 1995. The memorial was re-dedicated with family members of the fallen and 302nd Airlift Wing and 52nd Airlift Squadron members present. The memorial was moved from its previous location as part of the wing’s expansion under the Total Force Initiative framework. The Airmen who were killed when their aircraft crashed approximately 60 miles southeast of Mountain Home, Idaho, are: Lt. Col. Robert Buckhout; Capt. Geoffrey Boyd; 1st Lt. Lance Dougherty; Chief Master Sgt. Jimmie Vail; Master Sgt. Jay Kemp; and Staff Sgt. Michael Scheideman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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‘Sumit 38’ fallen remembered with re-dedication ceremony

Family members and 302nd Airlift Wing Airmen listen as Air Force Reservist Senior Master Sgt. Dave Carey opens a re-dedication ceremony Aug. 4, 2012, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The ceremony re-dedicated a memorial to ‘Sumit 38,’ an Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules that crashed in May 1995 with six AF Reservists on board. The memorial was moved from its previous location as part of the wing’s expansion under the Total Force Initiative framework. The Airmen who perished when their aircraft crashed approximately 60 miles southeast of Mountain Home, Idaho, are: Lt. Col. Robert Buckhout; Capt. Geoffrey Boyd; 1st Lt. Lance Dougherty; Chief Master Sgt. Jimmie Vail; Master Sgt. Jay Kemp; and Staff Sgt. Michael Scheideman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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