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Sept. 4, 2012
NIFC sends two MAFFS home
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The National Interagency Fire Center sent two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems-equipped C-130s home over the Labor Day weekend, due to a decrease in fire activity.Two C-130s from the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing were deactivated Sept. 2, and returned to Cheyenne from Boise, Idaho. Four other MAFFS units
Aug. 29, 2012
U.S. Northern Command assists with Hurricane Isaac efforts
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense’s support to FEMA and state and local response activities in response to Hurricane Isaac. There are currently ten Mission Assignments approved for Hurricane Isaac. U.S. Northern Command has deployed four UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from Fort Campbell, Ky.
Fort Leonard Wood-based 4th MEB Soldiers Observe, Control, Train others for domestic disaster response
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. - Ten soldiers assigned to the 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade helped train the next iteration of U.S. soldiers assigned to a domestic disaster response mission during a U.S. Army North-led training exercise earlier this month.Fort Leonard Wood-based soldiers joined more than 9,000 federal, state, and local military and
Aug. 28, 2012
MAFFS meets major mission milestone
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Department of Defense Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System C-130s reached a major mission milestone on Friday, Aug. 24, by dropping the 2 millionth gallon of retardant for the season.MAFFS 5, assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., dropped the record
U.S. Northern Command assists with Tropical Storm Isaac efforts
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense’s support to FEMA and state and local response activities in anticipation of Tropical Storm Isaac.The command has activated portions of their Region VI Defense Coordinating Officer (DCO), and Defense Coordinating Element (DCE) to Baton Rouge, La., to
Aug. 23, 2012
Out of the ashes: The heroes, the environmental impact, and the home considerations that come with wildfires
This article is reprinted with permission from A Garden Life.Wildfires can be devastating, regenerating, fear-inducing, and awe-inspiring. They reveal heroic feats as well as scarred hillsides. Here, we examine the many faces of wildfires, including the personal stories of those who face the flames to protect us, the Earth’s response to the blazes
Aug. 16, 2012
Law Enforcement, Public Safety Agencies Announce Security Restrictions, Transportation Plan for 2012 Republican, Democratic National Conventions
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The U.S. Secret Service released the security restrictions and transportation plans for the 2012 Republican and Democratic National Conventions.Security and transportation plans for the conventions have been developed by a partnership of local, state and federal law enforcement and public safety agencies. These
Aug. 13, 2012
U.S. Forest Service requests increase in MAFFS operations
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -Increased fire activity in the Western United States has prompted the U.S. Forest Service to call two additional MAFFS-equipped C-130s to resume operations by Tuesday. Those aircraft will come from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing, in Cheyenne, Wyo. "This has been an interesting fire season for us. Our operations
Aug. 10, 2012
North Carolina Air National Guard returns to MAFFS mission
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -The North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing will return to flying MAFFS Aug. 14, six weeks after four of the unit's Airmen were killed in a C-130 crash during a fire fighting mission in South Dakota. "Charlotte's MAFFS 8 will replace MAFFS 9, from California, for three weeks while the 146th Airlift Wing's C-130
Aug. 3, 2012
Additional MAFFS aircraft head to Boise
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The U.S. Forest Service has modified its request for assistance for the MAFFS-equipped C-130s. The new request, received late yesterday, tasks an additional two C-130s using Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, to assist with fires in the Rocky Mountain area.The two aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing, U.S. Air Force Reserve
Aug. 1, 2012
Medics hone critical skills at Vibrant Response 2013
CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. - Expeditionary medical support Airmen put their medical expertise on display recently during Exercise Vibrant Response 2013 in Southern Indiana and Northern Kentucky. Vibrant Response, conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North, is a joint field exercise to test the Department of Defense's
Air National Guard, Reserve MAFFS-equipped C-130s integral part of wildfire suppression
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Air National Guard has increasingly worked alongside the U.S. Forest Service and other emergency responders this summer, in what officials call one of the worst wildfire seasons in U.S. history. Flying C-130 Hercules equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, Air National Guard members - as of
July 31, 2012
Conference Brings Together Public, Private Partners For Disaster Response
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - People across the U.S. faced a variety of disasters during the past year, including hurricanes, floods, wildfires, tornadoes, drought and more. In most cases, if a person reached out for help they didn’t face that disaster alone. Family, friends, neighbors, the government and other public and private organizations
July 17, 2012
MAFFS request modified for four C-130s
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The U.S. Forest Service has modified its request for assistance for the MAFFS-equipped C-130s. The new request, received late yesterday, releases two of the six C-130s using Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems to assist with fires. The C-130s have been stationed at Hill Air Force Base, in Utah, and at Boise Air Terminal, in
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