July 17, 2024 MAFFS AIRCRAFT DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF WILDLAND FIRE FIGHTING IN CA At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, U.S. Northern Command deployed two C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) from California and Colorado for wildland firefighting operations from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station in Port Hueneme,
Aug. 15, 2022 Civic leaders tour Peterson Space Force Base, U.S. Air Force Academy Twenty-four civic leaders from Mississippi joined 403rd Wing leaders on a community relations tour, commonly referred to as a Civic Leader Tour, April 11-12, to Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.Civic leader tours provide members of the Mississippi Gulf Coast community an opportunity to visit
June 23, 2022 302 AW Airmen embody Agile Combat Employment via aerial firefighting In January 2022, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., signed the service’s first doctrine publication on Agile Combat Employment, presenting expeditionary and multi-capable Airmen who can accomplish tasks in a contested and combat environment. At the 302nd Airlift Wing, Airmen have been
May 4, 2022 Airborne Firefighting units participate in interagency spring training in Idaho Less than two years after the most devastating firefighting season in the United States, the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) spring training took place at Gowen Field, Idaho, April 25-29, 2022.
Sept. 14, 2021 Reserve C-130 aerial firefighting teams fly during second busiest wildfire season The 302nd Airlift Wing has three C-130 aircraft flying sorties out of McClellan Air Tanker Base this year in Sacramento County, California, performing an aerial firefighting mission unique within the Air Force Reserve.Since first being activated on July 20, the 302 AW has been working together with
May 17, 2021 Colorado Air Force Reservists and Wyoming Air National Guardsmen complete annual aerial wildland fire fighting training Every year, one Air Force Reserve wing and three Air National Guard wings along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service train and certify for aerial wildland fire fighting. On May 10-16, the Air Force Reserve 302nd Airlift Wing and the Wyoming Air National Guard 153rd Airlift Wing
Jan. 24, 2020 AFRC studying locations for four new C-130Js Air Force Reserve Command is currently studying possible locations for four new AFRC C-130J aircraft recently approved by Congress.“The inclusion of four new C-130Js in the fiscal 2020 Defense Appropriations Bill and National Defense Authorization Act is great news for the Air Force Reserve,” said
July 24, 2019 Reserve Citizen Airmen showcase at one of the nation’s biggest air shows Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 302nd Airlift Wing arrived at one of the nation’s biggest air shows today to showcase the wing’s special aerial firefighting mission.
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.
July 2, 2018 Reserve C-130s support Colorado firefighting efforts The Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing flew multiple Modular Airborne Fire Fighting missions today dropping fire retardant to draw lines of containment supporting the suppression efforts of the Spring Creek fire in Colorado.