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Lt. Col. Richard Pantusa, left, the 302nd Operations Group commander, pins the Meritorious Service Medal onto Lt. Col. Luke Thompson’s service dress uniform, during Thompson’s retirement ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Nov. 4, 2017.


MAFFS leader retires

Lt. Col. Richard Pantusa, left, the 302nd Operations Group commander, pins the Meritorious Service Medal onto Lt. Col. Luke Thompson’s service dress uniform, during Thompson’s retirement ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Nov. 4, 2017. Thompson retired from the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd AW after 32 years of Air Force service with nearly 10,000 flying hours and close to 20 deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Frank Casciotta)

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Tech. Sgt. Karen Moore, a loadmaster for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, prepares a dropsonde to be released into the eyewall of Hurricane Irma. Crews have recently been flying missions continuously in three different hurricanes in the Atlantic region simultaneously.
A modified U.S. C-130 aircraft, assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, sprays water simulating a pesticide solution during a field exercise as part of the Department of Defense Aerial Spray Certification Course, Jan. 13, 2016. The 910th Airlift Wing has been tasked with providing its unique aerial spray capability to assist with recovery efforts in eastern Texas, following the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. Youngstown Air Reserve Station's 910th Airlift Wing is home to DoD’s only aerial spray mission.
Smoke and the start of a fire retardant containment line dropped by a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft near California’s South Fork Fire, south of Yosemite National Park are visible, Aug. 14, 2017. MAFFS-equipped C-130s and aircrews from the Air Force Reserve are providing support to the U.S. Forest Service fire suppression efforts from Air Tanker Base Fresno, California.
Air Force Reservist Master Sgt. Shawn Janowski of the 315th Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, interacts with Jaimie Kwasegroch, youth program director, while providing security during the U.S. Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon event in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina May 22, 2016. The Yellow Ribbon Program promotes the well-being of reservists and their families by connecting them with resources before and after deployments. (U.S Air Force photo/Master Sgt. James Branch)
A line of water is dropped high above the Los Angeles Forest from a Air National Guard C-130 containing the MAFFS (Modular Airborne Firefighting System) system used to combat wild fires during annual MAFFS training on May 3 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Carzis)
A line of water is dropped high above the Los Angeles Forest from a Air National Guard C-130 containing the MAFFS (Modular Airborne Firefighting System) system used to combat wild fires during annual MAFFS training on May 3 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Carzis)
Col. Erich Novak (right), 302nd Airlift Wing vice commander, looks on as a 302nd AW C-130H3 Hercules and its Air Force Reserve crew prepare to taxi for take off as the flying portion of the 2016 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System certification week begins in Ventura, Calif., May 3, 2016. The annual certification week, taking place May 2-6, brings together members of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve to be certified on operating MAFFS in the event of being called upon to support wildland fire containment. The wings include North Carolina's 145th AW; California's 146th AW; Wyoming's 153rd AW; and the AF Reserve's 302nd AW. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Stephen J. Collier)
Kim Christensen, National Interagency Fire Center deputy assistant director of operations for fire and aviation management, briefs members of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve on the U.S.'s 2016 wildland fire outlook during day one of the 2016 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System certification week in Ventura, Calif., May 2, 2016. The annual certification week, taking place May 2-6, brings together members of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve to be certified on operating MAFFS in the event of being called upon to support wildland fire containment. The wings include North Carolina's 145th AW; California's 146th AW; Wyoming's 153rd AW; and the AF Reserve's 302nd AW. Airmen from the Colombian air force were also on hand to observe how the U.S. Air Force responds to wildland fire support requests. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Stephen J. Collier)
Master Sgt. Angela Psket, a dedicated crew chief with the 440th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, right, and Staff Sgt. Darren Ricchiazzi, assistant crew chief serving as an augmentee with the 440th AMXS, recently earned rare black-letter flights on their C-130H2 Hercules aircraft, pictured, at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., November 2015. A black-letter is awarded when maintenance inspectors find no discrepancies on an aircraft prior to its flight, and is a very rare event for C-130 maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Justin Clark)
Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, poses with 302nd Airlift Wing Commander Col. Jack Pittman, Command Chief Master Sgt. Otis Jones, Jr., and other members of the wing during the Sherrard Award presentation at the 47th annual Airlift/Tanker Association Convention in Orlando, Fla, Oct. 31. The 302nd AW was recognized for their overall contributions to the Air Mobility and Total Force missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shaders Mitchell)
Air Force Col. Bruce Cox, 307th Bomb Wing commander, left, passes a guidon to Col. Denis Heinz, 489th Bomb Group commander, during the 489th BG Reactivation ceremony Oct. 17, 2015, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The unit will be furthering Total Force Integration, which aims to integrate active duty Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard components, by using the B-1B Lancers at Dyess for their mission and the 7th Bomb Wing’s mission . (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Quay Drawdy)
Members of the 914th Airlift Wing and local civilian employers pose in front of a C-130 Hercules aircraft after flying from Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. to Dover Air Force Base, Del., September 24, 2015, as part of a tour known as a boss lift. The tour was organized through the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, aimed to thank and educate civilian employers in Western New York who have shown support for their Military employees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Sawyer)