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RMMTA5WH–U.S. Air National Guard member Tech. Sgt. Miguel Corona from the 146th Maintenance Squadron reviews a technical order while conducting an inspection of a C-130J aircraft at Gowen Field, Idaho, April 20, 2017. Corona and a maintenance crew from the 146th Airlift Wing will be providing maintenance service on two C-130J aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) from the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station during the week-long multi-agency wildfire training with the U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and multiple Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve wings
RMEG1FB3–An Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules expels water during a capabilities demonstration over Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., April 23, 2012, as part of an annual Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System II certification exercise. The U.S. Forest Service-led training, hosted by the 302nd Airlift Wing, certified aerial firefighting C-130 crews to perform the MAFFS mission. The 302nd AW is the only Air Force Reserve unit with MAFFS capabilities. Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield
RM2GKWWRJ–Air National Guard C-130, MAFFS 9 out of Reno, Nev. launches July 13, 2021, from CAL FIRE Air Tanker Base, McClellan Park, Calif. The USDA Forest Service activated the MAFFS-equipped Air Force C-130 aircraft through a DoD request for assistance and the aircraft have been operating out of McClellan since June 26th. The Air Force MAFFS teams are managed by First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)’s 153rd Air Expeditionary Group.
RM2R1ERDX–A U.S. Air Force Reserve MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130 Super Hercules assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the USDA Fo
RMMTA5XM–U.S. Air National Guard members Tech. Sgt. Nathan Moon and Tech. Sgt. Joseph Henry Harris from the 146th Maintenance Squadron inspect a C-130J aircraft at Gowen Field, Idaho, April 20, 2017. Moon and Harris along with a maintenance crew from the 146th Airlift Wing will be providing maintenance service on two C-130J aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) from the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station during the week-long multi-agency wildfire training with the U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and multiple Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve wings.
RMEG1CKK–A C-130H Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing, Colorado Springs Air Force Reserve, equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System MAFFS drops a line of fire retardant in West Texas, April 27, 2011. MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than 5 seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. Staff Sgt. Eric Harris
RM2GKWWM8–Air National Guard C-130, MAFFS 9 out of Reno, Nev. launches July 13, 2021, from CAL FIRE Air Tanker Base, McClellan Park, Calif. The USDA Forest Service activated the MAFFS-equipped Air Force C-130 aircraft through a DoD request for assistance and the aircraft have been operating out of McClellan since June 26th. The Air Force MAFFS teams are managed by First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)’s 153rd Air Expeditionary Group.
RM2R1ERE9–A U.S. Air Force Reserve MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130 Super Hercules assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the USDA Fo
RMMTA5TE–U.S. Air National Guard member Senior Airman Santos Casaus from the 146th Maintenance Squadron checks the oil levels on a generator that will power a C-130J aircraft at Gowen Field, Idaho, April 20, 2017. Casaus and a maintenance crew from the 146th Airlift Wing will be providing maintenance service on two C-130J aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) from the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station during the week-long multi-agency wildfire training with the U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and multiple Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve wings.
RMEG1CKJ–A C-130H Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing, Colorado Springs Air Force Reserve, equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System prepares to drop a line of fire retardant in West Texas, April 27, 2011. MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. Staff Sgt. Eric Harris
RM2GKK82P–Maj. Tyler Brewer, (red hat) trains for his aircraft commander upgrade with Lt. Col. Jeremy Burton, MAFFS instructor pilot, (middle), Maj. Kevin Greenwood, MAFFS instructor navigator, (right rear), and TSgt. Ben Gonzales, flight engineer, (right front). The crew worked to attain certifications and upgrades as part of the annual aerial Wildland Firefighting (WFF) training and certification with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, using the USDA Forest Service-provided Modular Aerial Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) fixed aboard C-130 Hercules aircraft. Along with Colorado Springs'
RM2R1ERDR–A U.S. Air Force Reserve MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130 Super Hercules assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the USDA Fo
RMMTA5T9–U.S. Air National Guard member Senior Airman Santos Casaus from the 146th Maintenance Squadron checks the oil levels on a generator that will power a C-130J aircraft at Gowen Field, Idaho, April 20, 2017. Casaus and a maintenance crew from the 146th Airlift Wing will be providing maintenance service on two C-130J aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) from the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station during the week-long multi-agency wildfire training with the U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and multiple Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve wings.
RMEG1CFT–U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chuck Watkins, 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard, connects a fuel hose to an Air Force C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft while preparing the aircraft for firefighting operations at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 18, 2011. The C-130 is equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System MAFFS, which is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. Staff Sgt. Eric Harris
RM2MKKBWX–Two Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) equipped C-130 aircraft from the Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing and the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing prepare to be launched on a fire suppression mission at the Boise Tanker Base, Idaho, September 10, 2022. The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service activated two Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with MAFFS to assist with increased fire activity in several western states.
RM2R1ERE1–A U.S. Air Force Reserve MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130 Super Hercules assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the USDA Fo
RMMTA5XP–U.S. Air National Guard members Tech. Sgt. Nathan Moon and Tech. Sgt. Joseph Henry Harris from the 146th Maintenance Squadron inspect a C-130J aircraft at Gowen Field, Idaho, April 20, 2017. Moon and Harris along with a maintenance crew from the 146th Airlift Wing will be providing maintenance service on two C-130J aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) from the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station during the week-long multi-agency wildfire training with the U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and multiple Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve wings.
RMEG1CF7–An Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., equipped with a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, flies toward a wildfire west of Austin, Texas, April 17. Six MAFFS C-130s, deployed by U.S. Northern Command to Texas, have conducted several aerial firefighting missions over that state's fires in the past two days. Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ
RM2KFDKFN–Two Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) equipped C-130 aircraft from the Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing and the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing prepare to be launched on a fire suppression mission at the Boise Tanker Base, Idaho, September 10, 2022. The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service activated two Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with MAFFS to assist with increased fire activity in several western states.
RM2R1ERDP–A U.S. Air Force Reserve MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130 Super Hercules assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the USDA Fo
RMMTA5X5–U.S. Air National Guard member Airman 1st Class Alexis Carranza from the 146th Maintenance Squadron inspects a Heads Up Display (HUD) inside a C-130J aircraft at Gowen Field, Idaho, April 20, 2017. Carranza and a maintenance crew from the 146th Airlift Wing will be providing maintenance service on two C-130J aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) from the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station during the week-long multi-agency wildfire training with the U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and multiple Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve wings.
RMEG1CFP–Airmen from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing prepare an Air Force C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft for firefighting operations at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 18, 2011. The C-130 is equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System MAFFS, which is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. by Staff Sgt. Eric Harris
RM2WWN73R–Maj. Kyle Zust, Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) chief officer and pilot with the 152nd Operations Group, discusses the capabilities and limitations of C-130 H-model vs. C-130 J-model aircraft during a congressional staff representative visit at Nevada Air National Guard Base, Feb. 23, 2024. The purpose of the visit was to discuss facility upgrades needed for C-130 J-model aircraft upgrade and other items relating to the transition to C-130 J-model aircraft; the top modernization priority of Nevada National Guard.
RM2R1ERE4–A U.S. Air Force Reserve MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130 Super Hercules assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the USDA Fo
RMMTA5W2–U.S. Air National Guard member Senior Airman Santos Casaus from the 146th Maintenance Squadron checks the oil levels on a generator that will power a C-130J aircraft at Gowen Field, Idaho, April 20, 2017. Casaus and a maintenance crew from the 146th Airlift Wing will be providing maintenance service on two C-130J aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) from the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station during the week-long multi-agency wildfire training with the U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and multiple Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve wings.
RMEG1CFJ–Airmen from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing prepare an Air Force C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft for firefighting operations at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 18, 2011. The C-130 is equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System MAFFS, which is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. by Staff Sgt. Eric Harris
RM2M6EME8–Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) C-130 aircrew practice drops at Hot Tea drop zone near Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, April 26, 2022. The MAFFS units are training for a U.S. Northern Command mission. In the event of activation during the fire year; First Air Force (AFNORTH); U.S. Northern Command's Air Component Command; is the DoD's operational lead for the aerial military efforts to support USDA Forest Service-National Interagency Fire Center requests for fire suppression support.
RM2R1ERE8–A U.S. Air Force Reserve MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130 Super Hercules assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the USDA Fo
RMR7TNJW–Lt. Col. Luke Thompson, bottom left, the 302nd Airlift Wing chief of aerial firefighting, and Master Sgt. Tom Freeman, top right, a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-qualified C-130 loadmaster assigned to the 731st Airlift Squadron, discuss the function and capabilities of the U.S. Forest Service MAFFS unit with Maj. Gen. John Stokes, the 22nd Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Clinton Ronan, the 22nd AF command chief, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Apr. 1, 2017. Stokes and Ronan met with Citizen Airmen from several 302nd AW squadrons during their visit during the April Unit Tr
RMEG1CFN–U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Willeams Rolden, 146th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, California Air National Guard, prepares an Air Force C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft for firefighting operations at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 18, 2011. The C-130 is equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System MAFFS, which is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. Staff Sgt. Eric Harris
RM2M6EMGE–Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) C-130 aircrew practice drops at Hot Tea drop zone near Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, April 26, 2022. The MAFFS units are training for a U.S. Northern Command mission. In the event of activation during the fire year; First Air Force (AFNORTH); U.S. Northern Command's Air Component Command; is the DoD's operational lead for the aerial military efforts to support USDA Forest Service-National Interagency Fire Center requests for fire suppression support.
RM2R1EREC–A U.S. Air Force Reserve MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130 Super Hercules assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing discharges a line of water simulating a fire retardant drop during aerial wildfire suppression training with the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the mountains of the Angeles Forest above Santa Clarita, California, May 12, 2023. This week's training will culminate the second iteration of MAFFS training and celebrate a 50-year interagency partnership between the Department of Defense and the USDA Fo
RMMPYMCJ–U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelsey Herzfeld, assigned to the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, prepares to attach the nozzle apparatus to the main body of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems in one of two Wyoming Air National Guard C-130 H aircraft April 12 at the WyANG Base in Cheyenne. MAFFS 1 and 3 were readied in preparation of annual recertification training, happening next week in Boise, Idaho. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system owned by the U.S. Forest Service that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than 5 seconds. The Wy
RMEG2AHG–Master Sgts. Marshall Davis and Chris Reese prepare the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System unit equipped in a C-130 Hercules to respond to the Waldo Canyon wildfire in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 27, 2012. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100-feet-wide. Davis and Reese are 153rd Airlift Wing loadmasters. U.S. Air Force photo Staff Sgt. Stephany Richards
RM2M6EMJ3–Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) C-130 aircrew practice drops at Hot Tea drop zone near Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, April 26, 2022. The MAFFS units are training for a U.S. Northern Command mission. In the event of activation during the fire year; First Air Force (AFNORTH); U.S. Northern Command's Air Component Command; is the DoD's operational lead for the aerial military efforts to support USDA Forest Service-National Interagency Fire Center requests for fire suppression support.
RM2X3ATNE–U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) ground crew prepare a C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing, for flight during annual MAFFS recertification training at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California on April 24, 2024. Air National Guard aircrew from the California Air National Guard's, 146th Airlift Wing and the U.S. Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing, train together to accomplish their aerial firefighting certification alongside the U.S. Forest Service and other wildfire prevention agen
RMMPYMCA–U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph Marion, an avionics system journeyman assigned to the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, adheres the big orange “3” on one of the Wing’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems C-130 H aircraft April 12 at the WyANG Base in Cheyenne. MAFFS 1 and 3 were readied in preparation of annual recertification training, happening next week in Boise, Idaho. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system owned by the U.S. Forest Service that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than 5 seconds. The Wyoming Air National Guard has
RMEG1CFE–Airmen from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing, the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing and the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing gather at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 18, 2011, to prepare for wildfire fighting operations. The Airmen maintain and operate the Modular Airborne Firefighting System MAFFS housed aboard Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft. The MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000
RM2M6EMG4–Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) C-130 aircrew practice drops at Hot Tea drop zone near Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, April 26, 2022. The MAFFS units are training for a U.S. Northern Command mission. In the event of activation during the fire year; First Air Force (AFNORTH); U.S. Northern Command's Air Component Command; is the DoD's operational lead for the aerial military efforts to support USDA Forest Service-National Interagency Fire Center requests for fire suppression support.
RM2J5HYHB–U.S. Air Force personnel from the 146th Airlift Wing load the U.S. Forest Service's Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) inside a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft attached to the 115th Airlift Squadron at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California, Apri 21, 2022. MAFFS is a portable fire retardant delivery system that can be inserted into an aircraft, temporarily converting it into a fire fighting airtanker that can lay retardant lines to help control wildfires. The MAFFS program has been a partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of De
RMPTD3C1–A U.S. Air National Guard C130J aircraft equipped with the MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) departs the 146th Airlift Wing Port Hueneme California to assist with the containment of the Garza Wildfire blazing near Fresno, California. July 10, 2017.
RMEG1CFD–Airmen from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing, the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing and the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing gather at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, to prepare for wildfire fighting operations, April 18, 2011. The Airmen maintain and operate the Modular Airborne Firefighting System MAFFS housed aboard C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft. The MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square mi
RM2GKWFJ8–Air National Guard C-130, MAFFS 9 out of Reno, Nev. drops retardant on the Beckwourth Complex Fire July 9, 2021 near Frenchman Lake in N. California. Many resources, including the three Air National Guard C-130s--two from Nevada and one from California will assist in battling the Beckwourth Complex Fire in Northern California. The USDA Forest Service activated the MAFFS-equipped Air Force C-130 aircraft through a DoD request for assistance.
RM2X3GB14–A California Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing, equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) performs a water drop during MAFFS training at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California, April 24, 2024. Air National Guard aircrew from the California Air National Guard's, 146th Airlift Wing and the U.S. Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing, train together to accomplish their aerial firefighting certification alongside the U.S. Forest Service and other wildfire prevention agencies. The recertification
RMPTD3C2–A U.S. Air National Guard C130J aircraft equipped with the MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) departs the 146th Airlift Wing Port Hueneme California to assist with the containment of the Garza Wildfire blazing near Fresno, California. July 10, 2017.
RMEG1CG4–U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Bill Whitlatch, 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard, explains the capabilities of the Modular Airborne Firefighting System MAFFS aboard an Air Force C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 18, 2011. The MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. Airmen from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing, the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing and the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing have gathered at Dyess to assist with firefighti
RM2GKWBJ0–A helicopter drops water on the Beckwourth Complex Fire July 8, 2021 near Frenchman Lake in N. California. In addition to other resources, three Air National Guard C-130s--two from Nevada and one from California will assist in battling the Beckwourth Complex Fire in Northern California, The USDA Forest Service activated the MAFFS-equipped Air Force C-130 aircraft through a DoD request for assistance. The current activation runs through July 26, 2021.
RM2X3ATNC–U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) ground crew prepare a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing, for flight during annual MAFFS recertification training at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California on April 24, 2024. Air National Guard aircrew from the California Air National Guard's, 146th Airlift Wing and the U.S. Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing, train together to accomplish their aerial firefighting certification alongside the U.S. Forest Service and other wildfire preventio
RMMT9XB2–Lt. Col. Jeff Phillips, a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-qualified C-130 pilot with the 731st Airlift Squadron, speaks to a television news reporter during the 302nd Airlift Wing’s MAFFS discharge test at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., April 18. Members of the news media were invited here to witness the Air Force Reservist’s preparations for the upcoming annual U.S. Forest Service MAFFS certification and recertification training event in Boise, Idaho.
RM2KFDKGC–A U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) Airtanker Base Specialist (MABS) marshalls a C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft from the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing at Boise Tanker Base, Idaho, September 10, 2022. The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service activated two Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with MAFFS to assist with increased fire activity in several western states. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Thomas Cox)
RM2X3ATNG–U.S. Air National Guard Capt. Jonathan Vaughn, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, 146th Airlift Wing, prepares for a flight during Modular Airborne Firefighting (MAFFS) recertification training at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California on April 24th, 2024. The recertification training includes classroom sessions, flying and ground operations for Air Force aircrews, civilian lead plane pilots, and support personnel from the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and other federal and state agencies. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tech. Sgt. Michelle U
RMMTAHDM–A C130h aircraft loaded with the MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) from the 152nd Airlift Wing of Reno, Nevada drops a water line while training to contain wildfires just outside Bosie, Idaho. April 21, 2017. More than 400 personnel of four C-130 Guard and Reserve units — from California, Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming, making up the Air Expeditionary Group — are in Boise, Idaho for the week-long wildfire training and certification sponsored by the U.S.
RM2MKKBWN–A U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) Airtanker Base Specialist (MABS) marshalls a C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft from the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing at Boise Tanker Base, Idaho, September 10, 2022. The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service activated two Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with MAFFS to assist with increased fire activity in several western states. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Thomas Cox)
RM2PP3AAE–A U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service (USFS) aircrew piloting a King Air 90 lead-plane aircraft passes over mountainous terrain during aerial fire fighting training with the Nevada and Wyoming Air National Guard known as MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) inside the Angeles Forest, April 14, 2023. This year's training was hosted by the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing from April 11-15, 2023, which included classroom sessions, flying and ground operations, and other partnered wildfire suppression agency training from the Bureau of Land Management, and th
RMMTAHDP–A C130h aircraft loaded with the MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) from the 152nd Airlift Wing of Reno, Nevada drops a water line while training to contain wildfires just outside Boise, Idaho. April 21, 2017. More than 400 personnel of four C-130 Guard and Reserve units — from California, Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming, making up the Air Expeditionary Group — are in Boise, Idaho for the week-long wildfire training and certification sponsored by the U.S.
RM2MKKBX0–A U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) Airtanker Base Specialist (MABS) marshalls a C-130H Hercules Aircraft from the Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing at Boise Tanker Base, Idaho, September 10, 2022. The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service activated two Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with MAFFS to assist with increased fire activity in several western states. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Thomas Cox)
RM2PP3ACF–A U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service (USFS) aircrew piloting a King Air 90 lead-plane aircraft passes over mountainous terrain during aerial fire fighting training with the Nevada and Wyoming Air National Guard known as MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) inside the Angeles Forest, April 14, 2023. This year's training was hosted by the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing from April 11-15, 2023, which included classroom sessions, flying and ground operations, and other partnered wildfire suppression agency training from the Bureau of Land Management, and th
RMMTAHE0–A C130h aircraft loaded with the MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) from the 153rd Airlift Wing of Cheyenne, Wyoming drops a water line while training to contain wildfires just outside Boise, Idaho. April 21, 2017. More than 400 personnel of four C-130 Guard and Reserve units — from California, Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming, making up the Air Expeditionary Group — are in Boise, Idaho for the week-long wildfire training and certification sponsored by the U.S.
RM2KFDKH4–A U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) Airtanker Base Specialist (MABS) marshalls a C-130H Hercules Aircraft from the Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing at Boise Tanker Base, Idaho, September 10, 2022. The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service activated two Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with MAFFS to assist with increased fire activity in several western states. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Thomas Cox)
RM2PP3ACC–A U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service (USFS) aircrew piloting a King Air 90 lead-plane aircraft passes over mountainous terrain during aerial fire fighting training with the Nevada and Wyoming Air National Guard known as MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) inside the Angeles Forest, April 14, 2023. This year's training was hosted by the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing from April 11-15, 2023, which included classroom sessions, flying and ground operations, and other partnered wildfire suppression agency training from the Bureau of Land Management, and th
RMMTAHDY–A C130J aircraft loaded with the MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) from the 146th Airlift Wing of Port Hueneme, California drops a water line while training to contain wildfires just outside Boise, Idaho. April 21, 2017. More than 400 personnel of four C-130 Guard and Reserve units — from California, Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming, making up the Air Expeditionary Group — are in Boise, Idaho for the week-long wildfire training and certification sponsored by the U.S.
RM2GKX0RD–A California Air National Guard C-130 taxis to the runway July 14, 2021 at CAL FIRE Air Tanker Base, McClellan Park, Calif. as the U.S. Flag waves in the wind. The Air Force C-130 MAFFS-equipped aircraft, out of Channel Islands, Calif. was requested by the National Interagency Fire Center and approved by the Secretary of Defense, are providing unique fire-fighting capabilities. The Air Force MAFFS teams are managed by First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)’s 153rd Air Expeditionary Group.
RM2PP3BRA–A U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service (USFS) aircrew piloting a King Air 90 lead-plane aircraft passes over mountainous terrain during aerial fire fighting training with the Nevada and Wyoming Air National Guard known as MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) inside the Angeles Forest, April 14, 2023. This year's training was hosted by the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing from April 11-15, 2023, which included classroom sessions, flying and ground operations, and other partnered wildfire suppression agency training from the Bureau of Land Management, and th
RMMTAHDJ–A C130h aircraft loaded with the MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) from the 152nd Airlift Wing of Reno, Nevada drops a water line while training to contain wildfires just outside Boise, Idaho. April 21, 2017. More than 400 personnel of four C-130 Guard and Reserve units — from California, Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming, making up the Air Expeditionary Group — are in Boise, Idaho for the week-long wildfire training and certification sponsored by the U.S.
RM2GKX0P4–The U.S. Flag waves in the wind as a California Air National Guard C-130 taxis to the runway July 14, 2021 at CAL FIRE Air Tanker Base, McClellan Park, Calif. The Air Force C-130 MAFFS-equipped aircraft, out of Channel Islands, Calif. was requested by the National Interagency Fire Center and approved by the Secretary of Defense, are providing unique fire-fighting capabilities. The Air Force MAFFS teams are managed by First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)’s 153rd Air Expeditionary Group.
RM2PP3A9G–A U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service (USFS) aircrew piloting a King Air 90 lead-plane aircraft passes over mountainous terrain during aerial fire fighting training with the Nevada and Wyoming Air National Guard known as MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) inside the Angeles Forest, April 14, 2023. This year's training was hosted by the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing from April 11-15, 2023, which included classroom sessions, flying and ground operations, and other partnered wildfire suppression agency training from the Bureau of Land Management, and th
RMMTAHDW–A C130h aircraft loaded with the MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) from the 152nd Airlift Wing of Reno, Nevada drops a water line while training to contain wildfires just outside Boise, Idaho. April 21, 2017. More than 400 personnel of four C-130 Guard and Reserve units — from California, Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming, making up the Air Expeditionary Group — are in Boise, Idaho for the week-long wildfire training and certification sponsored by the U.S.
RM2GKKA57–JEFFCO AIRTANKER BASE, Colo. -- A C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing lands after completing its training mission. The 302nd Airlift Wing is in Jefferson County, Colo., conducting annual aerial Wildland Firefighting (WFF) training and certification with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, using the USDA Forest Service-provided Modular Aerial Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) fixed aboard C-130 Hercules aircraft. Along with Cheyenne's 153rd Airlift Wing, the units are conducting training drops with potable water over national forests and Bureau of Land Management la
RM2PP3A9H–A U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service (USFS) aircrew piloting a King Air 90 lead-plane aircraft passes over mountainous terrain during aerial fire fighting training with the Nevada and Wyoming Air National Guard known as MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) inside the Angeles Forest, April 14, 2023. This year's training was hosted by the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing from April 11-15, 2023, which included classroom sessions, flying and ground operations, and other partnered wildfire suppression agency training from the Bureau of Land Management, and th
RMMTAHDT–A C130h aircraft loaded with the MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) from the 152rd Airlift Wing of Reno, Nevada drops a water line while training to contain wildfires just outside Boise, Idaho. April 21, 2017. More than 400 personnel of four C-130 Guard and Reserve units — from California, Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming, making up the Air Expeditionary Group — are in Boise, Idaho for the week-long wildfire training and certification sponsored by the U.S.
RM2GKKA50–JEFFCO AIRTANKER BASE, Colo. -- The crew of an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 153rd Airlift Wing follows the USDA Forest Service lead plane through the Colorado Rockies on its annual training mission. The 153rd Airlift Wing is in Jefferson County, Colo., conducting annual aerial Wildland Firefighting (WFF) training and certification with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, using the USDA Forest Service-provided Modular Aerial Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) fixed aboard C-130 Hercules aircraft. Along with Colorado Springs' 302nd Airlift Wing, the units are conducting
RM2PP3AC8–A U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service (USFS) aircrew piloting a King Air 90 lead-plane aircraft passes over mountainous terrain during aerial fire fighting training with the Nevada and Wyoming Air National Guard known as MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) inside the Angeles Forest, April 14, 2023. This year's training was hosted by the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing from April 11-15, 2023, which included classroom sessions, flying and ground operations, and other partnered wildfire suppression agency training from the Bureau of Land Management, and th
RMMTAHNT–Tech. Sgt. Vic Bejarano, right, 302nd Maintenance Group crew chief for MAFFS 5 (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) receives an aircraft maintenance update from Staff Sgt. Michael Davenport, MAFFS C-130 loadmaster, between training sorties, April 21, 2017. MAFFS-equipped C-130s, aircrew and support personnel from the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, and the Air National Guard's 146th AW, California ANG; 152nd AW, Nevada ANG; and 153rd AW, Wyoming ANG participated in the annual U.S. Forest Service-hosted aerial firefighting certification event at Go
RM2GKK7XT–JEFFCO AIRTANKER BASE, Colo. -- A C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 153rd Airlift Wing lands after completing its training mission. The 153rd Airlift Wing is in Jefferson County, Colo., conducting annual aerial Wildland Firefighting (WFF) training and certification with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, using the USDA Forest Service-provided Modular Aerial Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) fixed aboard C-130 Hercules aircraft. Along with Colorado Springs' 302nd Airlift Wing, the units are conducting training drops with potable water over national forests and Bureau of Land Manage
RM2PP3AAB–A U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service (USFS) aircrew piloting a King Air 90 lead-plane aircraft passes over mountainous terrain during aerial fire fighting training with the Nevada and Wyoming Air National Guard known as MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) inside the Angeles Forest, April 14, 2023. This year's training was hosted by the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing from April 11-15, 2023, which included classroom sessions, flying and ground operations, and other partnered wildfire suppression agency training from the Bureau of Land Management, and th
RMR5Y4BA–Lt. Col. Ryan Scofield, a MAFFS instructor pilot with the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, prepares to fly a training sortie on April 22, 2017, during MAFFS annual training at Gowen Field, in Boise, Idaho.
RM2GKK7XF–JEFFCO AIRTANKER BASE, Colo. -- A C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 153rd Airlift Wing lands after completing its training mission. The 153rd Airlift Wing is in Jefferson County, Colo., conducting annual aerial Wildland Firefighting (WFF) training and certification with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, using the USDA Forest Service-provided Modular Aerial Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) fixed aboard C-130 Hercules aircraft. Along with Colorado Springs' 302nd Airlift Wing, the units are conducting training drops with potable water over national forests and Bureau of Land Manage
RM2K0G3GP–Two Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) equipped C-130 aircraft from the Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing and the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing prepare to be launched on a fire suppression mission at the Boise Tanker Base, Idaho, September 10, 2022. The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service activated two Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with MAFFS to assist with increased fire activity in several western states. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Thomas Cox)
RMR5Y4B9–Lt. Col. Ryan Scofield, a MAFFS instructor pilot with the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, prepares to fly a training sortie on April 22, 2017, during MAFFS annual training at Gowen Field, in Boise, Idaho.
RMCRY0AP–C-130 flight engineer Senior Master Sgt. Robert S. Cannon, one of four crew members who were killed, July 1, 2012, after their C-130 crashed while fighting wildfires in South Dakota.
RM2GKK7WW–JEFFCO AIRTANKER BASE, Colo. -- A C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 153rd Airlift Wing lands after completing its training mission. The 153rd Airlift Wing is in Jefferson County, Colo., conducting annual aerial Wildland Firefighting (WFF) training and certification with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, using the USDA Forest Service-provided Modular Aerial Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) fixed aboard C-130 Hercules aircraft. Along with Colorado Springs' 302nd Airlift Wing, the units are conducting training drops with potable water over national forests and Bureau of Land Manage
RM2CP6MYR–Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., sit in the shade of a C-130H Hercules equipped with a USDA Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) unit while on standby at Sacramento McClellan Airport, California Sept. 14, 2020. The Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard MAFFS aircraft provide surge capability to supplement existing commercial fire-retardant air drop tanker support during wildland firefighting operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Kyle Brasier)
RMR5Y4BC–Lt. Col. Ryan Scofield, a MAFFS instructor pilot with the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, prepares to fly a training sortie on April 22, 2017, during MAFFS annual training at Gowen Field, in Boise, Idaho.
RM2GKK7YN–JEFFCO AIRTANKER BASE, Colo. -- A C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 153rd Airlift Wing prepares to lift off for its next training mission. The 153rd Airlift Wing is in Jefferson County, Colo., conducting annual aerial Wildland Firefighting (WFF) training and certification with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, using the USDA Forest Service-provided Modular Aerial Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) fixed aboard C-130 Hercules aircraft. Along with Colorado Springs' 302nd Airlift Wing, the units are conducting training drops with potable water over national forests and Bureau of Land
RM2J681Y3–A Wyoming Air National Guard C-130H aircraft, assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing, equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) performs a water drop during MAFFS training at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, April 27, 2022. Air National Guard aircrew from the Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard's, 146th Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing, and the U.S. Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing, train together to accomplish their aerial firefighting certification alongside the U.S. Forest Service and other wildfire pre
RMR60NKW–Commercial airline pilot Ryan Scofield has flown for Frontier Airlines for 12 years. When he's not in an Airbus A320 he piloting a C-130H for the Wyoming Air National Guard's 187th Airlift Squadron. Lt. Col. Scofield is also a MAFFS instructor pilot for the unit.
RMDAB4H6–MESA, Ariz. – Here is a look at part of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System inside the cargo bay of a California Air Natio
RM2GKK804–JEFFCO AIRTANKER BASE, Colo. -- A C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 153rd Airlift Wing lands after completing its training mission. The 153rd Airlift Wing is in Jefferson County, Colo., conducting annual aerial Wildland Firefighting (WFF) training and certification with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, using the USDA Forest Service-provided Modular Aerial Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) fixed aboard C-130 Hercules aircraft. Along with Colorado Springs' 302nd Airlift Wing, the units are conducting training drops with potable water over national forests and Bureau of Land Manage
RM2J681TX–A MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing, prepares to take off during annual MAFFS recertification training at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, April 25, 2022. Air National Guard aircrews from the Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard's, 146th Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing, and the U.S. Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing, train together to accomplish their aerial firefighting certification alongside the U.S. Forest Service and
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