302nd Airlift Wing News

April 25, 2017
Air Force Assistance Fund: Making sure Airmen can focus on the mission

In the early 1990s a young second lieutenant stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, with a pregnant wife, faced a family emergency requiring immediate action.
April 25, 2017
Guard, Reserve units complete annual firefighting training with U.S. Forest Service

121 sorties. 124 flight hours. 373,900 gallons of water dropped.Impressive statistics for firefighting aircrew members and personnel from four different C-130 military units participating in a five-day Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System annual training sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service here.
April 21, 2017
Guard, Reserve gather for annual aerial firefighting training

One by one, C-130 tail flashes adorned with vibrant orange numbers arrived Wednesday on the flight line here at the Idaho Air National Guard Base.Each orange number represents one of the eight planes on the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System team, including three Air National Guard units and one
April 20, 2017
MAFFS reservists, guardsmen arrive for training in Boise

Approximately 70 Air Force reservists and two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules assigned to the 302nd Airlift wing arrived at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho April 19, 2017.The reservists will take part in the U.S. Forest Service-hosted MAFFS annual certification and
April 19, 2017
With upcoming 24-hour access, Peterson AFB Fitness & Sports Center lets you keep fit on your schedule

The Peterson Air Force Base Fitness & Sports Center is undergoing some major changes through May. The improvement project is scheduled to be completed May 19, 2017. With these improvements, a portion of the gym will be converted to 24-hour access.
April 18, 2017
MAFFS aircrew prepare for annual certification

Members of the news media capture video footage as a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System discharges water during the 302nd Airlift Wing’s MAFFS wet-fire test at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., April 18. Members of the news media were invited here to witness the Air Force
April 17, 2017
302nd OG reps win 15th annual bowling tournament

Tech. Sgt. Chris Meyer, a 39th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation technician, sends his bowling ball down the lane during the 302nd Airlift Wing’s 15th annual bowling tournament held the evening of the April Unit Training Assembly at the Peterson Bowling Center here, April 2, 2017. This year,
April 12, 2017
302nd AW kicks off new civic leader outreach program

The 302nd Airlift Wing hosted its first event for the wing’s new Air Force Reserve Partners in Leadership program bringing in community leaders from in and around Colorado Springs, Colo., March 23, 2017.The program is designed to grow and reinforce existing relations between leaders within the local
April 10, 2017
Air Force trainees get up close with C-130

Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Brandt, C-130 Hercules loadmaster assigned to the 731st Airlift Squadron, briefs trainees about C-130 Hercules aircraft capabilities Apr. 2, 2017, here. The trainees are in the 302nd Airlift Wing and 310th Space Wing Development and Training Flight. The purpose of D&TF is to
April 6, 2017
22nd AF commander, command chief visit 302nd AW

Lt. Col. Luke Thompson, bottom left, the 302nd Airlift Wing chief of aerial firefighting, and Master Sgt. Tom Freeman, top right, a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-qualified C-130 loadmaster assigned to the 731st Airlift Squadron, discuss the function and capabilities of the U.S. Forest

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