Tech. Sgt. Justin Astorga, a crew chief with the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing, marshals a plane for departure Nov. 5 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Sergeant Astorga, together with about 50 Airmen from the wing, deployed to Ramstein in support of Operation Joint Enterprise, a month-long operation supplementing airlift missions for Active Duty Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brittany Perry)

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(Left to right): Chief Master Sgt Michael Sands, a maintenance superintendent with the 302nd Airlift Wing, together with Master Sgt. Steve Landon, watch Nov. 9 as their fellow Air Force Reservists prepare to depart Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The senior non-commissioned officers, together with about 50 Airmen from the wing, deployed to Ramstein in support of Operation Joint Enterprise, a month-long operation supplementing airlift missions for Active Duty Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brittany Perry)

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Master Sgt. Jeff Hardsock, a C-130 Hercules crew chief with the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing, marshals a plane for departure Nov. 9 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The senior non-commissioned officer, together with about 50 Airmen from the wing, deployed to Ramstein in support of Operation Joint Enterprise, a month-long operation supplementing airlift missions for Active Duty Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brittany Perry)

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Master Sgt. Jeff Hardsock, a C-130 Hercules crew chief with the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing, waits in the early morning mist Nov. 9 before marshalling a plane for departure at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The senior non-commissioned officer, together with about 50 Airmen from the wing, deployed to Ramstein in support of Operation Joint Enterprise, a month-long operation supplementing airlift missions for Active Duty Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brittany Perry)

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Master Sgt. Jeff Hardsock, a C-130 Hercules crew chief with the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing, fixes his safety protective glasses Nov. 9 before marshalling a plane for departure at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The senior non-commissioned officer, together with about 50 Airmen from the wing, deployed to Ramstein in support of Operation Joint Enterprise, a month-long operation supplementing airlift missions for Active Duty Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brittany Perry)

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Colorado reservists contribute to 'Joint Enterprise'

Published Nov. 17, 2009
302nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Air Force reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing left here Oct. 26 for Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to support Operation Joint Enterprise.

The operation involves Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard crews flying critical airlift missions as the Regular Air Force transitions to the new C-130J Hercules transport aircraft. The conversion to the new tactical airlift aircraft is slated to be completed before the summer of 2010.

The 38th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron stages out of Ramstein AB and provides airlift to U.S. Europe Command, U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Central Command.

Operation Joint Enterprise began as an effort to fly troops and supplies into Bosnia-Herzegovina in the mid-1990s. It later expanded to include missions into other countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.