Secretary Gates urges servicemembers to claim Stop-Loss pay

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates urged servicemembers whose military service was involuntarily extended between 2001 and 2009 under the "Stop Loss" program to claim their special pay before the Dec. 3 deadline.More than 145,000 people are eligible for the special pay, but fewer than half have

18th AF commander sees Air Force Reserve-Active Duty TFI in action

Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, 18th Air Force commander, visited the 302nd Airlift Wing Oct. 3 here to see the wing's Total Force Integration during an Air Force Reserve Unit Training Assembly weekend. The general met with both AF Reservists and Active Duty Airmen assigned to the 52nd Airlift Squadron,

Colorado AF Reservists play important role in Pakistani flood relief

The government of Pakistan has informed the U.S. that as flood relief operations shift from air to ground transportation they no longer require U.S. military C-17 Globemaster III or C-130 Hercules aircraft support for delivery of relief supplies.Two U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft conducted

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Officials urge protection against identity theft

Defense Department officials are urging servicemembers to be aware of identity theft and are providing ways for them to protect themselves, the director of DOD's personal finance office said.Dave Julian said officials take the problem very seriously. "We equate it to service readiness," he

302nd AW crew chiefs get 'dedicated' to Hercs

As part of aircraft maintenance requirements and tradition, C-130 Hercules crew chiefs from the 302nd Maintenance Group were officially assigned to their aircraft August 8 during a ceremony inside one of the group's maintenance hangars here. The re-dedication of the 24 crew chiefs, both Air Force

302nd team beats ASOS in silver league trophy game

The 302nd Airlift Wing and 52nd Airlift Squadron team defeated the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron 20-10 to earn the 2010 Peterson Silver League Softball Championship, Aug. 31 at the Peterson softball complex.The team did it the way it has played all year long, staying patient, staying together

Leaders say happy birthday, Air Force

The Air Force's top leaders send a message to the total force to celebrate the Air Force's 63rd birthday and to remind them to remember the commitment and sacrifice of all the Airmen deployed around the globe.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz

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Wing leadership lunch with Airmen, gain better insight into 302nd AW

Col. Jay Pittman, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, joined the wing's command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Westerlund, for a question-and-answer luncheon with Airmen from throughout the wing Sept. 11 here. During the lunch at the base's Aragon Dining Facility, Colonel Pittman discussed the challenges