302nd Airlift Wing
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 Wing C-130 Hercules with Pikes Peak in the background | |
| Active | 1949–1951; 1952–1981; 1985–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Airlift |
| Part of | Air Force Reserve Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Peterson Space Force Base |
| Decorations | Air 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]
- ^ "302nd Airlift Wing Biographies". 302nd Airlift Wing. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ Robertson, Patsy (21 August 2010). "Factsheet 301 Airlift Wing (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "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.