Deployed family dinner

Chloe satisfies her sweet tooth during the Peterson Air Force Base Deployed Family Dinner, sponsored by the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing and its active duty associate unit, the 52nd Airlift Squadron. Approximately 100 family members of deployed personnel from throughout Peterson AFB, Colo. attended the Sept 14, 2012 event held in the 302nd AW aircraft maintenance hangar. Chloe's father is Master Sgt. Leo Morales of the 721st Communication Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

Husband and wife

Staff Sgt. Nick Liebo is greeted by his wife, Jenni, Sept. 14, 2012, at Peterson Air Force Base after returning from his 120-day deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Liebo, an aircraft propulsion technician with the 52nd Airlift Squadron was a member of the Air Force Reserve associate squadron aircrews and aircraft maintainers that provided tactical airlift support to ground forces operating in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

Colorado AF Reservists play important role in Pakistani flood relief

An Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules prepares to combat offload four pallets of flood relief supplies Oct. 3 at Skardu Airport in northern Pakistan. The mission, flown by 302nd Airlift Wing aircrews from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., who are deployed to Southwest Asia in support of U.S. Central Command operations, was one of the last fixed-wing operations supporting flood relief in Pakistan. Between Aug. 16 and Oct. 3, C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and their aircrews transported nearly 6 million pounds of much-needed relief supplies to Pakistan aid distribution centers throughout the country. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andy Kin)

Colorado AF Reservists play important role in Pakistani flood relief

An Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules prepares for takeoff Oct. 3 after combat offloading four pallets of flood relief supplies at the at the Skardu Airport in northern Pakistan. The mission, flown by 302nd Airlift Wing aircrews from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., who are deployed to Southwest Asia in support of U.S. Central Command operations, was one of the last fixed-wing operations supporting flood relief in Pakistan. Between Aug. 16 and Oct. 3, C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and their aircrews transported nearly 6 million pounds of much-needed relief supplies to Pakistan aid distribution centers throughout the country. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andy Kin)

Colorado AF Reservists deploy amidst new Middle East mission, loved one's tears

Members of the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing get one last look at home Sept. 8 as they deployed to the Middle East from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Approximately 50 302nd AW members deployed in support of U.S. Central Command operations Sept. 8, while additional aircrew, maintenance and support AF Reservists deployed Sept. 9. Approximately 150 members deployed in all. The AF Reserve's 302nd AW is based at this southern Colorado installation. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Holly Cookson)

Just a few, more minutes

Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Eric Cross enjoys some final moments with his family before deploying to the Middle East Sept. 8 from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Sergeant Cross, a C-130 Hercules loadmaster, was one of approximately 50 302nd Airlift Wing members who deployed in support of U.S. Central Command operations. More than 150 aircrew, maintenance and support AF Reservists from the 302nd AW will deploy through Sept. 9. The AF Reserve's 302nd AW is based at this southern Colorado installation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)