Nighttime refueling keeps F/A-18 Hornet flying

A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet with the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) receives fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., during Rim of the Pacific exercise, July 23, 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships

Reserve's 917th Fighter Group supports RIMPAC

Colorado Reserve C-130s, crews continue aerial fire fighting

Two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130s from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing here, moved operations to Boise, Idaho, to continue to provide aerial fire fighting support to the U.S. Forest Service as fires continue to rage in the Rocky Mountain area.Aircraft have

Total Force C-130 operations building opens at Peterson

With a snip of the ceremonial scissors, Air Force Reserve and Active Duty Airmen ushered in the opening of a new Total Force C-130 operations facility July 17 here.The new $5.6 million facility is the next milestone in the 302nd Airlift Wing's integration with the Active Duty 52nd Airlift Squadron.

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Wing exposes civilian employers to AF Reserve, MAFFS missions

Since the call up of the 302nd Airlift Wing's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System mission on June 24, Air Force Reservists have answered the call to support the local Colorado Springs community and Rocky Mountain area in an effort to battle raging wildfires. As these members waved goodbye to their

CSAF's 'fini flight' a ride of remembrance

When Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz climbed aboard the MC-130E Combat Talon I here July 12 for his last flight as an active duty officer, he immediately began to reminisce on his flying career with special operations and the C-130 Hercules community."This is more than a little

Reserve loadmasters eligible for voluntary limited recall

Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard loadmasters may be eligible to apply for a limited period recall to extended active duty, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.The loadmaster career field is chronically undermanned, said Senior Master Sgt. Marvin Daugherty, AFPC accessions branch

MAFFS operations move west

Military C-130s equipped with the U.S. Forest Service's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems have moved staging operations from Cheyenne, Wyo. and Colorado Springs, Colo., to Boise, Idaho, and Salt Lake City.Four of the aircraft, from the 153rd and 302nd Airlift Wings are operating from Boise Air

Barksdale program prepares recruits for rigors of basic training

During the July Unit Training Assembly, a lunch time crowd from the 307th Bomb Wing fills one room of the dining facility here, talking, eating and enjoying the camaraderie with their fellow Airmen. For them, lunch time is a break, a time to relax, escape the heat of the day and get away from the