PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Two Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems and under the command and control of U.S. Northern Command, are supporting firefighting efforts in New Mexico.
Two C-130s, from the California Air National Guard are deployed to Kirtland AFB, N.M., to assist the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) control fires in New Mexico.
As of early Friday morning, DoD aircraft have completed the following in support of the State of New Mexico:
-- 7 air drops
-- App. 12,000 gallons of retardant
For more information, contact USNORTHCOM Public Affairs at 719-554-6889 or 719-304-6097.