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.

  • Showing up: Reservist celebrates 37 years at Mile-High Wing

    At the 302nd Airlift wing most people are like meteors or comets, here for a while but then moving on. However, one Reserve Citizen Airman has been with the wing since the beginning and has shown up like the Sun day after day for 37 years.

  • 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

  • Civil Engineer reservists get mission ready

    Approximately 60 reservists from 302nd Civil Engineer Squadron, spent four days honing their readiness skills at the Field Engineering Readiness Laboratory, here, May 2-5, during an extended unit training assembly.

  • 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.