Army soldiers line up to board a C-130 aircraft.

NEWS

  • 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.

  • Colorado reservists make impact abroad

    Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 302nd Logistics Readiness Squadron spent two weeks bolstering wartime readiness for U.S. Air Forces in Europe and the U.S. Africa Command at the War Reserve Materiel Central Regional Storage Facility in Luxembourg.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 302nd Airlift Wing reservists compete in annual combat challenge

    Tech Sgt. Victor Bejarano, center, a 302nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, describes the exercise stations for the 7th annual First Sergeants Combat Challenge, June 2, 2019, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Six teams of four reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing competed in five

  • MAFFS Loadmaster: 15 years, two systems, still going

    It can feel intense using the MAFFS when flying 150 feet off the ground near a wildfire stretching over thousands of acres. When the co-pilot presses the button to release the 3,000 gallons of retardant Jason is sitting next to, it’s his job to make sure it goes off without a hitch. Thankfully, he

  • 302nd Airlift Wing hosting annual aerial firefighting training

    About 300 people from the Air National Guard, U.S. Forest Service and other firefighting agencies are scheduled Monday to begin a weeklong aerial wildland firefighting training and certification hosted by the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, here.

  • Improved medical process gives reservists more time for training

    Instead of spending hours completing their annual Periodic Health Assessments, reservists here were in and out in as little as 15 minutes during the December unit training assembly. More often than not, time is in short supply during UTAs, which is why the Reserve Citizen Airmen at the 302nd

  • 302nd AW flies over Veterans Day parade downtown

    A C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, performs a flyover during the Colorado Springs Veterans Day parade downtown Nov. 3, 2018. This year’s parade, themed “Celebrating 100 Years of Armistice/Veterans Day