302nd Airlift Wing News

Sept. 2, 2020
First Sergeants: More Than a Position, A Calling That Requires Having a Heart as Strong as a Diamond

The Air Force first recognized the outcry for a career field that focused on the health and well-being of Airmen and the overall unit by establishing the first sergeant position in 1961. This move was then followed by the Strategic Air Command’s 15th Air Force opening their own first sergeant school
Sept. 1, 2020
El Paso County elevates to Stage II Fire Restrictions

Bill Elder, El Paso County sheriff, ordered Stage II Fire Restrictions for El Paso County, including Peterson and Schriever Air Force Bases, Aug. 24, 2020. Under the order, the following activities and items are prohibited: campfires; model rockets; public prescribed burning/burn permits; outdoor
Aug. 21, 2020
Fuel systems specialist multi-unit team replaces aircraft fuel cell

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 302nd Maintenance Squadron fuel cell shop swapped out a fuel cell from a C-130 aircraft assigned here for the first time in 25 years with the help of technicians from two different wings.
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
Aug. 4, 2020
Joint exercise promotes readiness amidst worldwide pandemic

Multiple wings from around the U.S. met at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson for the Predictable Iron exercise July 12-25, 2020, despite an ongoing worldwide pandemic.
Aug. 4, 2020
30 years of flying: Col. DeVere retires

After 30 years of Air Force and Air Force Reserve service, Col. James DeVere, former 302nd Airlift Wing commander, retired, Aug. 1, 2020, here.
Aug. 2, 2020
302nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron welcomes new commander

Col. Jordan Murphy, 302nd Maintenance Group commander, passes the 302nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Cody Whittington during a change of command ceremony, Aug. 2, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Whittington assumed command from Lt. Col. Sara Kershaw, who is now the
Aug. 2, 2020
302nd Force Support Squadron provide meals during the unit training assembly

Members of the 302nd Force Support Squadron serve members of the 302nd Airlift Wing breakfast out of single pallet expeditionary kitchen during the unit training assembly, Aug. 1, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The 302 FSS also participated in an exercise serving over 50, 302nd
Aug. 2, 2020
302nd Airlift Wing welcomes new commander

The 302nd Airlift Wing welcomed their new commander during a change of command ceremony, Aug. 1, here. Col. Christopher Zidek, 413th Flight Test Group commander, assumed command of the 302 AW from Col. James DeVere.
July 31, 2020
Colorado Springs reservists grant a wish during pandemic

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- 5-year-old Wilder Umbarger and his family visited the 302nd Airlift Wing to tour a C-130 Hercules aircraft July 30, 2020. After seeing the Blue Angels perform in Michigan, Wilder fell in love with airplanes and wanted to see a real plane and meet a pilot. As Wilder

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