News>Colorado AF Reserve wing shares mission, success stories with AFRC leaders
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Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command shakes the hand of Senior Airman Collin Smith of the 302nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics shop during the general’s visit to the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. During the Aug. 28, 2012 visit, Smith explained to Jackson how the 302nd Maintenance Squadron began using Time Compliance Technical Order 2098, a new carbon brake system that can perform 850 percent more landings than the previous system. It is expected to save the Air Force $327 million when installations are complete. (U.S Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)
Col. Jack H. Pittman, Jr., right, commander, 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, greets Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, on the Peterson AFB flightline Aug. 27, 2012, as Col. Jeffrey Mineo, commander, 310th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo., looks on. The general traveled to Colorado Springs to meet with members of the Air Force Reserve command’s 302nd AW and the 310th SW. This was Jackson’s first visit to the Colorado Reserve wings since assuming command of the Air Force Reserve in July. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)
Chief Master Sgt. Brad Bokkean, left, Superintendent and Chief Enlisted Manager of the 52nd Airlift Squadron greets Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, on the Peterson Air Force Base flightline Aug. 27. The 52nd AS is the Active Duty associate squadron of the 302nd Airlift Wing. Jackson was in Colorado Springs to meet with members of the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd AW and the 310th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)
Lt. Col. Dave Condit, right, operations officer of the 302nd Airlift Wing’s 731st Airlift Squadron, explains to Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, how the 302nd AW facilities on the Peterson Air Force Base flightline were designed to also function as a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System tanker base. Jackson travelled to Colorado Springs to see the Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing and 310th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)
8/29/2012 - PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Air Force Reserve Command leadership learned first-hand about the 302nd Airlift Wing mission during a visit Aug. 28.
Col. Jay Pittman, 302nd AW commander briefed on the status of the wing's manning, airlift mission, Total Force Integration initiative, deployments and upcoming key events including the Operational Readiness Inspection scheduled for October. Lt. Col. Luke Thompson, 302nd AW chief of aerial fire fighting, presented a special Modular Airborne Fire Fighting mission briefing detailing the intense MAFFS season the aircraft, aircrews and maintainers are currently supporting.
Command leadership also toured the recently completed C-130 squadron operations facility, described by Pittman as the "centerpiece of the 302nd Airlift Wing's TFI campus." The facility is shared by the Air Force Reserve's 731st Airlift Squadron and the 52nd AS, an active duty associate unit.
