302nd Airlift Wing

302nd Airlift Wing
Wing C-130 Hercules with Pikes Peak in the background
Active1949–1951; 1952–1981; 1985–present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleAirlift
Part ofAir Force Reserve Command
Garrison/HQPeterson Space Force Base
DecorationsAir Force Outstanding Unit Award
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Christopher M. Zidek[1]
Insignia
302nd Airlift Wing emblem (approved 23 April 1954)[2]

The 302d Airlift Wing is an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to Twenty-Second Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, stationed at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.

The wing's mission is tactical airlift and airdrop. The wing also has the specialized mission of Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, as well as an aeromedical evacuation mission, which was added in April 2008. It is assigned to Air Force Reserve Command, headquartered at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. If it is called to active duty, the wing would become part of Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.[3]

  1. ^ "302nd Airlift Wing Biographies". 302nd Airlift Wing. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ^ Robertson, Patsy (21 August 2010). "Factsheet 301 Airlift Wing (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Peterson Air Force Base Units: The 302nd Airlift Wing". 302d Airlift Wing Public Affairs. December 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2016.