AFRC commander tours Colorado Reserve wing Published Aug. 29, 2012 By Ann Skarban 302nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Air Force Reserve Command leadership learned first-hand about the 302nd Airlift Wing mission during a visit Aug. 28. Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, AFRC commander and Command Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen R. Buckner toured facilities, met with Reservists and got an update on the wing's role in what has become a record-breaking airborne firefighting season. 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.