302nd Airlift Wing News

Feb. 16, 2021
Know your Rights for reemployment, USERRA

Veterans Employment and Training Service, an agency of the Department of Labor, oversees grants for Veterans seeking employment, maintains transition assistance programs for employment, and it also runs the Compliance and Investigation Division for employment complaints, which is responsible for
Feb. 10, 2021
Behind the Braids: Reservists play key role in first women’s hair policy change in 70 years

Reserve Citizen Airmen have been instrumental in helping bring about the first major change in the Air Force’s women’s hair policy since the late 1940s.As an outcome of the 101st Air Force uniform board, Air Force women will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with
Jan. 13, 2021
TAP reforms help Reservists

Until recently, Reserve Citizen Airmen were required to complete the Transition Assistance Program with every new 180 day set of military orders. With new reforms enacted by Congress, Reservists are no longer required to attend TAP with every 180 day set of orders, according to the policy.
Dec. 7, 2020
Department of the Air Force moves Physical Fitness Assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently

To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April.
Oct. 22, 2020
HQ RIO releases full IR survey results

Headquarters Readiness and Integration Organization’s vision continues to be making it easy for Individual Reservists (IRs) to serve. In addition to the 40 plus improvements we’ve made to get after that vision, we launched an IR survey and I am grateful for the feedback we received. How
Oct. 22, 2020
Retired Reserve 'Awaiting Pay' Notification Letter Update

Effective October 1, 2020, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center reinitiated the process to notify service members assigned to the Air Force Retired Reserve’s ‘awaiting pay’ status on the processing procedures to draw retirement pay.
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 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.
Jan. 24, 2020
AFRC studying locations for four new C-130Js

Air Force Reserve Command is currently studying possible locations for four new AFRC C-130J aircraft recently approved by Congress.“The inclusion of four new C-130Js in the fiscal 2020 Defense Appropriations Bill and National Defense Authorization Act is great news for the Air Force Reserve,” said
Dec. 9, 2019
Command issues guidance regarding deployments, exercises for AGRs

Air Force Reserve senior leaders have clarified guidance for Reserve Citizen Airmen filling an Active Guard Reserve billet tasked to deploy or participate in a military exercise.

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