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  • A C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with a U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System drops water over the Tahoe National Forest, California, April 26, 2018.

    Reserve Citizen Airmen showcase at one of the nation’s biggest air shows

    Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 302nd Airlift Wing arrived at one of the nation’s biggest air shows today to showcase the wing’s special aerial firefighting mission.
  • Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 302nd Maintenance Group examine a C-130 Hercules aircraft during an isochronal inspection at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, July 8, 2019.

    Even C-130’s need a little time for self-care

    Just as people need a little time for self-care, the C-130 Hercules aircraft here take a break from flying operations for some preventative maintenance every 540 days through an isochronal inspection.
  • Col. James DeVere, the 302nd Airlift Wing commander, makes his opening remarks during the 302nd Maintenance Group change of command ceremony July 14, 2019, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado

    302nd Maintenance Group welcomes new commander

    The 302nd Maintenance Group Reserve Citizen Airmen welcomed their new commander during a change of command ceremony, here, June 7.
  • Chief Master Sgt. Kahn Scalise, the 302nd Airlift Wing command chief, addresses junior Reserve Citizen Airmen during an enlisted town hall meeting in the base theater June 1, 2019 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

    Enlisted town hall takeaway; you do not walk alone

    Chief Master Sgt. Kahn Scalise, the 302nd Airlift Wing command chief, hosted an enlisted town hall at the base auditorium here June 1, to speak directly with the wing's enlisted Reserve Citizen Airmen about wellness, resilience and communication.
  • Capt. Amber Hauer, a 34th Aeromedical Squadron flight nurse, climbs aboard a 20-man life raft during water survival refresher training in Key West, Florida, May 22, 2019. (U.S. Air Fore photo by Tech. Sgt. Frank Casciotta)

    Reservists conduct urban and water survival training

    Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 302nd Airlift Wing's 731st Operations Group and 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron spent three days practicing Survival Evasion and Resistance Escape skills in Key West, Florida, May 21-23.
  • The 302nd Airlift Wing’s first Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System activation is documented in the Reserve wing’s print publication, the Front Range Flyer dated October 1993. .

    1993: The 302nd Airlift Wing takes on the MAFFS mission

     It was 1993 when the 302nd Airlift Wing received the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System mission from the Air Force Reserve’s 943rd Airlift Group, March Air Force Base, California. The MAFFS mission provided aerial firefighting support to largescale, wildland fires by laying down lines of fire retardant to aid in the suppression of fires –
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