May 5, 2019 302nd Airlift Wing hosting annual aerial firefighting training About 300 people from the Air National Guard, U.S. Forest Service and other firefighting agencies are scheduled Monday to begin a weeklong aerial wildland firefighting training and certification hosted by the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, here.
April 5, 2016 302nd Airlift Wing gets new commander Col. James R. DeVere took command of the 302nd Airlift Wing during an assumption of command ceremony here April 2. Maj. Gen. Stayce D. Harris, 22nd Air Force commander, officiated and provided insight into DeVere’s pathway to wing commander.“He wanted to serve like his dad. He wanted to serve in the
Nov. 16, 2015 Aerial firefighters reflect on mission challenges In early October the National Interagency Fire Center lowered the National Wildfire Preparedness level to one, its lowest level of five indicating national large fire activity had reduced to minimal levels. With this, and with what appears to be the end of hot, dry conditions in the western U.S.,