March 12, 2018 Reserve Aerial Port named Air Transport Activity of the Year The 302nd Airlift Wing’s 39th Aerial Port Squadron has been awarded the Air Reserve Component Air Transportation Activity of the Year in 2017 for outstanding contributions to the success of Air Force and Department of Defense missions.
Feb. 16, 2018 Reserve aerial porters help Denton program deliver aid to Afghanistan For the second year in a row, Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 39th Aerial Port Squadron have partnered with the 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron to help deliver winter weather clothes to Afghanistan via the Denton Program.
July 29, 2017 Answering the call The Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing received a request for assistance from the National Interagency Fire Center to provide one Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 and aircrew to support ongoing aerial fire fighting efforts in the western U.S.Multiple geographic areas
May 25, 2017 SecAF visits 302nd AW Lt. Col. Kimberly MacPherson, the 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron director of operations and flight nurse, briefs Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson on the 302nd Airlift Wing’s capabilities and contributions to the U.S. Air Force’s aeromedical evacuation mission. The secretary had the
April 12, 2017 302nd AW kicks off new civic leader outreach program The 302nd Airlift Wing hosted its first event for the wing’s new Air Force Reserve Partners in Leadership program bringing in community leaders from in and around Colorado Springs, Colo., March 23.
Dec. 28, 2016 Year in Review: Reserve Airlift Wing delivers in 2016 For the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing, 2016 began with the mobilization and deployment of approximately 150 Air Force Reservists and four C-130s in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Over the course of the deployment hundreds of missions were flown to include airlifting
Dec. 7, 2016 Unseen heroes protect Citizen Airmen in cyberspace The 960th Cyberspace Operations Group is the only cyberspace group in the Air Force Reserve Command and the 960th Network Operations Squadron, which falls under the 960th CYOG, is located here.Cyberspace is the war-fighting domain of command and control, offensive and defensive operations, and
Nov. 1, 2016 Reserve wing rated ‘effective’ for 2016 inspection Airmen and assets from the 302nd Airlift Wing were called into action around the world in 2016, from Southwest Asia deployments to aerial firefighting in the Western U.S. Now the Reserve Airmen can add a successful wing-wide inspection to their list of accomplishments this year.The 302nd AW was
July 8, 2016 Reserve pilot recognized for career contributions to aerial fire fighting “Your success depends on your mental level of aspiration, if your standards are not high, you’ll wallow in mediocrity.” Joe I. Vigil, Adams State track coach. These are words that Lt. Col. James “Mark” Steward has aimed to live by and it’s safe to say he has met the highest of standards.
June 29, 2016 AFRC celebrates 100 years of Reserve Air Power with C-130 special mission demo Congressional staff members embark on a 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron C-130 Hercules on the Joint Base Andrews, Md., flight line June 29, 2016. In honor of the 100th anniversary of U.S. air reserve power, congressional staff members were invited to an event showcasing special missions