302nd Airlift Wing Airmen meet with the Chief of Staff of the Air Force

Lt. Col. Richard Pantusa, 302nd Airlift Wing chief of aerial firefighting, speaks to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. about the wing’s aerial firefighting mission, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 24, 2020. The 302 AW is the only Air Force Reserve component of the MAFFS mission and supports firefighting efforts on a national scale when called upon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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302nd Airlift Wing Airmen meet with the Chief of Staff of the Air Force

Lt. Col. Richard Pantusa, 302nd Airlift Wing chief of aerial firefighting, and Master Sgt. Thomas Freeman, 731st Airlift Squadron Modular Airborne Firefighting System instructor, pose with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. for a group photo at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 24, 2020. Pantusa and Freeman explained the 302 AW’s aerial firefighting mission to Brown, highlighting the wing’s unique responsibility in the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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302nd Airlift Wing Airmen meet with the Chief of Staff of the Air Force

Lt. Col. Richard Pantusa, 302nd Airlift Wing chief of aerial firefighting, pulls a Modular Airborne Firefighting System patch off of his flight uniform as a gift to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. while Col. Michael Moeding, 302 AW vice commander, observes in the background at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 24, 2020. The 302 AW is the only Air Force Reserve component of the MAFFS mission and supports firefighting efforts on a national scale when called upon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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302nd Airlift Wing Airmen meet with the Chief of Staff of the Air Force

Lt. Col. Richard Pantusa, 302nd Airlift Wing chief of aerial firefighting, and Master Sgt. Thomas Freeman, 731st Airlift Squadron Modular Airborne Firefighting System instructor, speak to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. about the wing’s aerial firefighting mission at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 24, 2020. The 302 AW is the only Air Force Reserve component of the MAFFS mission and supports firefighting efforts on a national scale when called upon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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302nd Airlift Wing Airmen meet with the Chief of Staff of the Air Force

Lt. Col. Richard Pantusa, 302nd Airlift Wing chief of aerial firefighting, and Master Sgt. Thomas Freeman, 731st Airlift Squadron Modular Airborne Firefighting System instructor, speak to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. about the wing’s aerial firefighting mission, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 24, 2020. The 302 AW is the only Air Force Reserve component of the MAFFS mission and supports firefighting efforts on a national scale when called upon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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302nd Airlift Wing Airmen meet with the Chief of Staff of the Air Force

Published Sept. 29, 2020
By Staff Sgt. Justin Norton
302nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Lt. Col. Richard Pantusa, 302nd Airlift Wing chief of aerial firefighting, speaks to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. about the wing’s aerial firefighting mission, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 24, 2020. The 302 AW is the only Air Force Reserve component of the MAFFS mission and supports firefighting efforts on a national scale when called upon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)