Lt. Col. Christopher Clay accepts guideon

Lt. Col. Christopher Clay, left, accepts the 731st Airlift Squadron guideon from Col. Kurt Jones, 302nd Operations Group commander, during a change of command ceremony Jan. 5 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Clay, a native of Ankeny, Ia., becomes the new commander after spending the past year as the 731st’s chief pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

Hero 2 Hired van

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Senior Airman Cooper McCollum searches for jobs and updates his resume in the Hero to Hired mobile job store Jan. 22 here. The one-stop mobile job store was at Peterson for two days and assisted dozens of Guard and Reserve members, and their dependents, with multiple aspects of their job searches. The van, an Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs program, spends about 200 days on the road, traveling to bases around the country. The Hero to Hired website: https://h2h.jobs/ is always available and users can request job counseling assistance through the website. McCollum, an Air Force Reservist, is a water and fuel system apprentice with the 302nd Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

Chief Master Sgt. Otis L. Jones, Jr.

Chief Master Sgt. Otis L. Jones, Jr.

Academy prep students

Only the "best and brightest" are chosen for the Leaders Encouraging Airman Development Program. U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory school cadet candidates, left to right, Dustin Johannsen, Krista Kelly and Christopher Bissing are spending a year at the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School before heading to the Academy in 2013. The three Airmen were assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing when they were accepted to the prep school. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

Lt. Gen. McDew and Tech. Sgt. Belk

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Lt. Gen. Darren McDew, left, 18th Air Force commander, “coins” Tech. Sgt. Daniel Belk, 302nd Airlift Wing C-130 crew chief, here Dec. 19, as Tech. Sgt. Stephen Pearson, 52nd Airlift Squadron C-130 crew chief looks on. The general visited the 302nd AW to observe first-hand the Total Force Integration between the active duty 52nd Airlift Squadron and the reserve wing here. During his all-call, the general challenged Airmen not to “… become numb to the fact you are special." (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

Lt. Gen. McDew arrival

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Col. Jay Pittman, right, Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing commander, welcomes Lt. Gen. Darren McDew, 18th Air Force commander here Dec. 18. The general visited the 302nd AW to meet with its Airmen and observe first-hand the integration between the active duty 52nd Airlift Squadron and the reserve wing here. During his all call, the general lauded the wing’s Airmen for “setting the bar higher” with Total Force Integration. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)