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302nd AW hosting annual aerial firefighting training May 05, 2019 - 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. [Read more...]	Colorado Reserve citizen airmen join hurricane relief efforts Sep 29, 2017 - Two C-130 Hercules aircraft and 18 Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, are providing airlift in support of disaster relief and humanitarian assistance operations in the eastern Caribbean areas. [Read more...]

Earth Wind and Fire: Reservists own the skies Sep 11, 2017 - For the first time in the nearly 70-year history of the Air Force Reserve, all three special mission units have been called to action simultaneously due to a series of catastrophic events that have affected wide swaths of the U.S. [Read more...]	MAFFS surge support continues as national preparedness advances to highest level Aug 16, 2017 - Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard continue supporting wildland fire suppression efforts as the National Preparedness level reaches its highest level. [Read more...]
Dobbins, other Reserve C-130 units team up for training exercise in Rockies Aug 04, 2017 - Train as you fight and fight as you train. So goes the old adage about putting in the work required in practice to perform effectively under pressure. The same is true for Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, as it must prepare its C-130s to perform in a variety of locations as required by the mission. [Read more...]	Guard, Reserve units complete annual firefighting training with U.S. Forest Service Apr 24, 2017 - 121 sorties. 124 flight hours. 373,900 gallons of water dropped. [Read more...]
Guard & Reservists provide surge support to Great Basin fires Sep 23, 2016 - The 2016 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System Air Expeditionary Group along with two Air Reserve Component MAFFS-equipped C-130 aircraft completed a month-long activation in support of aerial fire suppression missions in the Western U.S., September 3, 2016. [Read more...]	Reservists, C-130s depart to assist aerial firefighting efforts Aug 03, 2016 - An Air Force Reserve C-130 equipped with a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System departed here today to support ongoing aerial fire fighting efforts in the Western U.S. [Read more...]
AFRC celebrates 100 years of Reserve Air Power with C-130 special mission demo Jun 29, 2016 - They’ve been among us for a century now. They look like any other American citizen, blending with the crowd, living normal lives and working normal jobs. [Read more...]	Colorado Reservists to support Southwest Asia airlift ops Jan 12, 2016 - Approximately 150 Air Force Reservists and four C-130s from Colorado’s 302nd Airlift Wing have begun a four-month deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. [Read more...]

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