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June 29, 2012

All MAFFS aircraft in Rocky Mountain region Saturday

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Beginning Saturday, June 30, eight military C-130 aircraft, each equipped with the U.S. Forest Service's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) will be operating out of Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., to assist with fire fighting efforts in the Rocky Mountain Region.Two MAFFS-equipped C-130s from the Wyoming Air National

June 29, 2012

USNORTHCOM continues support to wildfire suppression efforts - June 29

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 the efforts to control fires in the Rocky Mountain region at the request of the National Interagency Fire Center

June 28, 2012

USNORTHCOM continues support to wildfire suppression efforts

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)

June 27, 2012

Video, Images of Colorado Wildfire Support Efforts

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - In response to the massive wild fires affecting Colorado and neighboring regions, the National Guard and other military units have been called to action in support of fighting the fire. Content, including the most recent video, news and images in regards to the 2012 wild fires can be found at the following link on

A U.S. Forest Service aircraft breaks away as a Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 begins dropping retardant on a section of the Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26. Four MAFFS units from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings are flying in support of the U.S. Forest Service as they fight wildland fires in Colorado.

June 27, 2012

USNORTHCOM continues support to wildfire suppression efforts

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 the efforts to control fires in the Rocky Mountain region at the request of the National Interagency Fire Center

A MAFFS-equipped C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing of the Wyoming Air National Guard arrives at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 25, to support wildfire fighting efforts in Colorado. The 153rd AW sent two aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems to join two from the 302nd Airlift Wing based at Peterson AFB for the effort.

June 25, 2012

MAFFS aircraft support Colorado wildland fire fighting efforts

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Two Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped aircraft from the 153rd Airlift Wing of the Wyoming Air National Guard arrived at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., today to support wildland fire fighting efforts in the state of Colorado. The C-130s will join two more MAFFS-equipped aircraft from the 302nd Airlift

An Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules aircraft expels water during a capabilities demonstration April 23, 2012, here as part of annual Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System II certification. 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 AF Reserve unit with MAFFS capabilities.

June 24, 2012

MAFFS aircraft join aerial firefighting efforts in the Rocky Mountains and southwest region

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The U.S. Forest Service has requested and U.S. Northern Command has approved the deployment and employment of four Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) C-130 aircraft to assist in wildfire suppression in Colorado and elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain and Southwest regions. Two MAFFS aircraft will be coming

June 14, 2012

NORAD, USNORTHCOM celebrate Army 237th birthday

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command held a special 237th Army Birthday Celebration at the Peterson Club here today.Army personnel, sister services, multi-national partners and family members came together to celebrate this occasion, which began with a two-mile run and ended with a

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation, drops 500 gallons of water from a specialized bucket onto the Lower North Fork Fire in the vicinity of Conifer Colo., March 28, 2012. Army National Guard Sgt. Ryan Osadchuk, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief with the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation Battalion, Company A, prepares his helicopter for flight at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo., March 28, 2012. The 2-135th GSAB is operating under the governor's executive order to assist the Colorado Division of Emergency Management, the Colorado State Forest Service, and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in fighting the fire, which began March 26 in Jefferson County, Colo. The fire has given rise to the evacuation of more than 900 homes and is estimated to have covered more than 4,000 acres.

June 11, 2012

Wildfires: Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming National Guards battling wildfires

ARLINGTON, Va. - National Guard units are currently battling wildfires in parts of Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming, deploying approximately 180 Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen on State Active Duty to assist local civilian first responders.In Colorado, Army National Guard members were assisting firefighting efforts at the High Park fire in Larimer

May 23, 2012

NORAD, USNORTHCOM holds religious affairs conference

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The NORAD and U.S. Northern Command Chaplain’s Office began their week-long Annual Religious Affairs Conference at the Radisson Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 21.The conference is designed to bring together faith-based organizations and leaders and improve coordination and collaboration with emergency

May 15, 2012

Law Enforcement and Public Safety Agencies Announce Security Restrictions and Transportation Plan for the 2012 NATO Summit

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The U.S. Secret Service has released the security restrictions and transportation plan for the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago May 20-21. Security and transportation plans for the summit have been developed by a partnership of local, state and federal law enforcement and public safety agencies. This plan provides the

May 10, 2012

Military volunteers help make Warrior Games a success

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The focus of the Warrior Games has always been the wounded warriors who are competing, but they’re not the only warriors participating in the popular event.Military volunteers from throughout the area flocked to the games April 29 – May 5 to support their wounded brethren, so many, in fact, that there weren’t enough

May 9, 2012

ARDENT SENTRY 2012: An Exercise in Working Together

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command completed ARDENT SENTRY 2012, a major yearly exercise focused on Defense Support of Civil Authorities from May 2 – 9, 2012.The exercise included the simulation of a wide variety of scenarios in locations spanning the whole continent.Up north, Joint

An Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules aircraft expels water during a capabilities demonstration April 23, 2012, here as part of annual Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System II certification. 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 AF Reserve unit with MAFFS capabilities.

May 1, 2012

USNORTHCOM prepares for 2012 wildfire season

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - U.S. Northern Command is preparing for what could be a busy wildfire season.USNORTHCOM provides resources in support of the National Interagency Fire Center to respond to wildfires in the continental U.S., U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Alaska upon request as a surge capability.Military authority for the MAFFS

May 1, 2012

NORAD, USNORTHCOM Joint Cyber Center stands up

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Joint Cyber Center officially went to work after Defense Secretary Leon Panetta formally approved the formation of JCCs today among the geographic combatant commands.The JCC is a new division under the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Operations Division