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July 6, 2012
USNORTHCOM continues support to wildfire suppression efforts
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Six Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) and under the command and control of U.S. Northern Command are assisting in the efforts to control fires in the Rocky Mountain region and western United States at the request of the National
July 5, 2012
Federal Partners Continue to Support Response Efforts Combating Western Wildfires
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Forest Service, Department of the Interior, Department of Defense and FEMA continue to support efforts to protect life, public safety and aid in community recovery from wildfires in multiple Western states. Last Friday, President Obama approved a disaster declaration for Colorado providing additional support to state and local
USNORTHCOM continued support to wildfire suppression efforts
July 4, 2012
WASHINGTON --The U.S. Forest Service, Department of the Interior, Department of Defense and FEMA continue to support efforts to protect life, public safety and aid in community recovery from wildfires in multiple Western states. Last Friday, President Obama approved a disaster declaration for Colorado providing additional support to state and
USNORTHCOM resumes support to wildfire suppression efforts - July 4
Rarely used military asset proves extremely valuable for wildfire response
CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Unifying the command of both National Guard and Active Duty military forces provides a unity of effort and a streamlined reach-back capability for incident commanders in need of military assets.June 27, in an agreement between Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and Secretary of Defense Leon Penetta, Col. Peter Byrne, a
July 3, 2012
N.C. Air National Guard Announces C-130 Crash Victims
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Four Airmen died and two others were seriously injured when a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped C-130 belonging to the 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, based here, crashed Sunday evening while fighting a woodland fire in Southwestern South Dakota.Dead are Lt. Col. Paul K. Mikeal
C-130 MAFFS Operations Resume Today
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command announced that the C-130 Modular Airborne Fire-Fighting System fleet will resume operations today in support of the National Interagency Fire Center and its firefighters on the front lines in several states.Operational
July 2, 2012
MAFFS operations suspended today
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The military C-130 aircraft activated to assist with the Rocky Mountain region’s firefighting efforts will not operate today.The fleet will spend the day to get the MAFFS crews together to “reflect, reset and review,” said Col. Jerry Champlin, 153rd Air Expeditionary Group commander. "We all need to make sure our
Crashed Fire Fighting C-130 is from Charlotte Air National Guard Unit
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The North Carolina Air National Guard - and indeed the National Guard across all of North Carolina and the country - is grieving today.The military C-130 equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, otherwise known as MAFFS, that crashed while battling a fire in Southwestern South Dakota at approximately
July 1, 2012
MAFFS equipped C-130 crashes in South Dakota
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - At approximately 6 P.M. MDT, a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped C-130 aircraft supporting fire fighting missions crashed in the southwest corner of South Dakota. The aircraft was supporting the efforts against the White Draw Fire.The cause of the crash is not known and the incident is under
Four MAFFS-equipped C-130s change staging location Monday
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - At the request of the U.S. Forest Service, four of the eight military C-130 aircraft, each equipped with that agency’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) will begin operating out of the Wyoming Air National Guard’s base, in Cheyenne, Monday.Since June 25, MAFFS-equipped aircraft have been operating from Peterson Air
USNORTHCOM continues support to wildfire suppression efforts - July 1
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Eight Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) and under the command and control of U.S. Northern Command are assisting in the efforts to control fires in the Rocky Mountain region and western United States at the request of the National
June 30, 2012
Additional MAFFS support arrives in Colorado Springs, Colo.
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - A MAFFS-equipped C-130 from the 146th Airlift Wing of the California Air National Guard arrives at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 30, to support wildland fire fighting operations in the western United States. Four MAFFS units arrived June 30, joining four already operating out of Peterson AFB. The four
USNORTHCOM continues support to wildfire suppression efforts - June 30
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Four Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) and under the command and control of U.S. Northern Command are assisting in efforts to control fires in the Rocky Mountain region at the request of the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)
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