1/2/2013 - PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Col. Jay Pittman, right, Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing commander, welcomes Lt. Gen. Darren McDew, 18th Air Force commander here Dec. 18. The general visited the 302nd AW to meet with its Airmen and observe first-hand the integration between the active duty 52nd Airlift Squadron and the reserve wing here. During his all call, the general lauded the wing’s Airmen for “setting the bar higher” with Total Force Integration. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

1/2/2013 - PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Lt. Gen. Darren McDew, left, 18th Air Force commander, “coins” Tech. Sgt. Daniel Belk, 302nd Airlift Wing C-130 crew chief, here Dec. 19, as Tech. Sgt. Stephen Pearson, 52nd Airlift Squadron C-130 crew chief looks on. The general visited the 302nd AW to observe first-hand the Total Force Integration between the active duty 52nd Airlift Squadron and the reserve wing here. During his all call, the general challenged Airmen not to “… become numb to the fact you are special." (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

1/2/2013 - PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Lt. Gen. Darren McDew, right, 18th Air Force commander, listens to flight nurse Maj. Carrie Williamson, 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, as she talks about the C-130’s aeromedical evacuation capabilities. McDew visited the 302nd Airlift Wing here Dec. 18-19 to meet with Airmen and see first-hand how the reserve wing is embracing Total Force Integration. The active duty 52nd Airlift Squadron first partnered with the 302nd AW in October 2009 as part of TFI. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

1/2/2013 - PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Lt. Gen. Darren McDew, 18th Air Force commander, addresses Airmen of the 302nd Airlift Wing here during an all call Dec. 19. During his remarks, the general emphasized two important issues the Air Force is facing: sexual assault and the importance of being a good Wingman. McDew also challenged Airmen to be bold, innovative risk takers. The general spent two days with the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd AW to observe first-hand the Total Force Integration initiative between the wing and the active duty 52nd Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)