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

NEWS

  • 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

  • 302nd MXG holds first speed mentoring session

    Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 302nd Maintenance Group picked the brains of various senior leaders during a speed mentoring session, Nov. 4, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

  • Stitching pride into the mission

    Though their chief responsibility is ensuring aircrew safety, the Reserve Citizen Airmen at the 302nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment shop go beyond that scope by using a skill set some might not associate with a military organization – sewing.

  • Two additional MAFFS C-130s-activated, arrive at Peterson AFB

    Air National Guard aircrews and two C-130 Hercules aircraft from 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming, and 152nd AW, Reno, Nevada, arrive in response for assistance from the National Interagency Fire Center to support the ongoing fire suppression response efforts in the western U.S., at Peterson

  • Colorado native aces hydraulics course

    SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Senior Airman Brian Gurule, a native of Pueblo, Colorado, earned the distinction of being an ACE student here when he scored perfect 100s on each exam in the aircraft hydraulics apprentice course.Gurule and other Airmen in the 49-day course were instructed on the

  • 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

  • 39th APS hails new commander

    The 39th Aerial Port Squadron held their change of command ceremony signifying Maj. Royce Johnson relinquishing command of the 39th APS to Maj. Emily Barry, May 5, here.

  • IG Inspections, process managers ensure mission readiness

    Just as athletes or sporting teams train and practice different scenarios to hone their skills to win, it’s no different for the Air Force. The Air Force has regular inspections and exercises to enhance their war-fighting skills by identifying benchmark practices as well as areas for improvement.