Photo by AnnAnn Skarban | 302nd Airlift Wing | 11.03.2018
A C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing at 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 1918-2018,” included approximately 4,000 parade participants from more than 90 organizations......
Story by AnnAnn Skarban | 302nd Airlift Wing | 04.26.2017
The flightline hustle and bustle -- the constant drone of C-130 Hercules engines and coordinated ramp movements after more than 40 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System training sorties -- has come to an end. It would seem this day of training is over. But for the aircraft maintainers, in a way, their day has just begun....
Story by AnnAnn Skarban | 302nd Airlift Wing | 08.16.2017
Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard continue supporting wildland fire suppression efforts as the National Preparedness level reaches its highest level....
Photo by AnnAnn Skarban | 302nd Airlift Wing | 07.26.2017
Col. James DeVere, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Vicki Robertson, 302nd AW command chief, stand with Colorado Senator Cory Gardner at the Capitol Hill offices in Washington D.C. June 14, 2017. The visit was among the five congressional visits that took place in June. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Skarban)...
Photo by AnnAnn Skarban | 302nd Airlift Wing | 05.31.2017
Senior Airman Elliott Jones, center, a traditional Air Force reservist and emergency management specialist assigned to the 302nd Civil Engineer Squadron, was awarded the Outstanding Enlisted Military Member E-1 through E-4 category by the Colorado Springs Military Affairs Council. The award, which recognizes outstanding military and community achievements was presented by Lt. Gen. Michelle......
Photo by AnnAnn Skarban | 302nd Airlift Wing | 05.31.2017
Master Sgt. Douglas Lemp, left, an air transportation specialist assigned to the Reserve wing’s 39th Aerial Port Squadron, and Senior Airman Elliott Jones, an emergency management specialist assigned to the 302nd Civil Engineer Squadron, pose for a photo with Chief Master Sgt. Vicki Robertson, 302nd Airlift Wing command chief after the Colorado Springs Armed Forces Week Enlisted Awards......
Photo by AnnAnn Skarban | 302nd Airlift Wing | 07.28.2017
Aerial porters assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing load a U. S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System onto a C-130 Hercules here, July 29, 2017. The Reserve wing is responding to a request for assistance from the National Interagency Fire Center for one MAFFS-equipped C-130 from the 302nd AW to support fire suppression efforts in the Western U.S....
Photo by AnnAnn Skarban | Joint Force Headquarters - Wyoming National Guard | 04.23.2017
Susan Kett, military liaison officer trainee with the U.S. Forest Service, David Lafon, assistant military liaison officer for North Carolina Forest Service and Robert Wheatley, assistant military liaison officer from CAL FIRE, coordinate together on the flightline during MAFFS qualification training at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. “It’s always a worthwhile endeavor to have joint......
