AF Reservists enjoy evening out with Colorado Springs-based 'Sky Sox'

Air Force Reserve and Active Duty Maintenance Airmen recite the oath of enlistment administered by Col. James Van Housen (right) July 10 at Security Service Field in Colorado Springs, Colo. Five of the Airmen, assigned to the 302nd Maintenance Group, and one Airman from the 52nd Airlift Squadron, are based at nearby Peterson Air Force Base. Members of the 302nd MXG, assigned to the AF Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing, worked with the city's Sky Sox minor league baseball team to re-enlist the six Airmen in front of an estimated 3,000-person crowd. Later that evening, Airman 1st Class Tyler Higgins from the 52nd AS threw out the first pitch against the visiting Reno Aces during the night's doubleheader. Colonel Van Housen is the 302nd MXG commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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AF Reservists enjoy evening out with Colorado Springs-based 'Sky Sox'

Staff Sgt. Denise Flory, an Air Force Reservist with the 302nd Maintenance Group, helps her son Luke, 4, with his barbecue dinner July 10 during a 302nd MXG outing at Security Service Field in Colorado Springs, Colo. The C-130 Hercules maintainers, assigned to the AF Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing at nearby Peterson Air Force Base, worked with the city's Sky Sox minor league baseball team to re-enlist five AF Reservists and one Active Duty Airmen in front of an estimated 3,000-person crowd. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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AF Reservists enjoy evening out with Colorado Springs-based 'Sky Sox'

Col. James Van Housen (foreground, right), together with five Air Force Reserve and one Active Duty Maintenance Airmen, wave to a crowd July 10 after the Airmen were re-enlisted by the colonel at Security Service Field in Colorado Springs, Colo. The AF Reserve Airmen, assigned to the 302nd Maintenance Group, as well as the Active Duty Airman from the 52nd Airlift Squadron, are based at nearby Peterson Air Force Base. Members of the 302nd MXG, a subordinate organization to the AF Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing, worked with the city's Sky Sox minor league baseball team to re-enlist the six Airmen in front of an estimated 3,000-person crowd. Later that evening, Airman 1st Class Tyler Higgins from the 52nd AS threw out the first pitch against the visiting Reno Aces during the night's doubleheader. Colonel Van Housen is the 302nd MXG commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Senior Master Sgt. Michael Sinchak (right) adds another hot dog to the grill July 10 with the help of Master Sgt. Todd Baird (left) during a 302nd Maintenance Group outing at Security Service Field in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 302nd MXG, assigned to the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing at nearby Peterson Air Force Base, worked with the city's Sky Sox minor league baseball team to re-enlist five AF Reservists and one Active Duty Airmen in front of an estimated 3,000-person crowd. Sergeant Sinchak is the 302nd Maintenance Squadron communication and navigation section chief, while Sergeant Baird is the 302nd MXS electronic countermeasures shop chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Col. James Van Housen (foreground) re-enlists five Air Force Reservists assigned to the 302nd Maintenance Group and one Active Duty Airman from the 52nd Airlift Squadron July 10 at Security Service Field in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 302nd MXG, assigned to the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing at nearby Peterson Air Force Base, worked with the city's Sky Sox minor league baseball team to re-enlist the six Airmen in front of an estimated 3,000-person crowd. Later that evening, Airman 1st Class Tyler Higgins from the 52nd AS threw out the first pitch against the visiting Reno Aces during the night's doubleheader. Colonel Van Housen is the 302nd MXG commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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AF Reservists enjoy evening out with Colorado Springs-based 'Sky Sox'

Published July 11, 2010
By Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier
302nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Air Force Reservists assigned to the 302nd Maintenance Group, together with their family and friends, were treated to a group outing July 10 at Security Service Field. The 302nd MXG, assigned to the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing at nearby Peterson Air Force Base, worked with the city's Sky Sox minor league baseball team based at Security Services Field to re-enlist five AF Reservists and one Active Duty Airmen in front of an estimated 3,000-person crowd. Later that evening, Airman 1st Class Tyler Higgins, an Active Duty C-130 guidance and control technician with the 52nd Airlift Squadron, threw out the first pitch against the visiting Reno Aces during the day's second game.