Sept. 14, 2011

USNORTHCOM supports 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 both Texas and the Northwest United States at the request of the National

Sept. 14, 2011

Austin-based Air Force aerial firefighters provide support to Harrison County fires

AUSTIN, Texas - Air Force C-130s provided aerial firefighting support to northeast Texas for a second consecutive day Sept. 12, forming fire retardant lines in support of ground fire crews.Aircrews and their four C-130 Hercules aircraft dropped approximately 12,000 gallons of fire retardant against Fires 262 and 574, both located within Harrison

Sept. 12, 2011

Air Force aerial firefighters launch missions from Austin

AUSTIN, Texas - Airmen from Colorado and North Carolina launched missions Sept. 11 to provide aerial firefighting support to raging Texas wildfires.The Airmen assigned to the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group, based at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, started their aerial firefighting support here against Fire 574 in Harrison County. As of 4:30

July 8, 2011

MAFFS aircraft, crews continue aerial firefighting efforts in Southwest

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Air Force Reserve personnel and two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped C-130s continue to assist the U.S. Forest Service in fighting wildfires in New Mexico and Arizona.Since being activated by the National Interagency Fire Center in Idaho June 15, the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group has

June 27, 2011

Colorado AF Reservists join aerial firefighting efforts in Southwestern U.S.

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Two Air Force Reserve Modular Airborne Firefighting System equipped C-130 Hercules along with approximately 26 MAFFS certified Air Force Reserve aircrews and support personnel will leave here Tuesday, June 28 to support the aerial firefighting efforts for the ongoing wildland fires in the Southwestern U.S. The MAFFS

June 24, 2011

Airmen continue aerial firefight in Southwest

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. - Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve personnel and MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130s continue to assist the U.S. Forest Service in fighting wildfires in New Mexico and Arizona.Since being activated by the National Interagency Fire Center in Idaho on June 15, the 302 Air Expeditionary

June 20, 2011

USNORTHCOM continues wildfire suppression support

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Four 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 and two C-130s from the North

June 17, 2011

AFNORTH increases wildfire suppression support

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Air Forces Northern will deploy two additional C-130 aircraft and has deployed an emergency planning liaison officer to support wildfire suppression efforts in the southwestern United States.Upon request from the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, the 145th Airlift Wing of the North Carolina Air

June 15, 2011

MAFFS units to support southwestern U.S. firefighting efforts

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Two Modular Airborne Firefighting System - equipped C-130 aircraft from the 146th Airlift Wing of the California Air National Guard deployed to Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., today to conduct fire containment missions in support of wildfire suppression efforts in the southwestern U.S.The aircraft are being deployed

April 27, 2011

While aircraft relocate, MAFFS maintain firefighting capabilities

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Two Modular Airborne Firefighting System C-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., deployed to Texas Tuesday to provide additional aerial support to contain wildland fires that have plagued Texas for several weeks. The C-130s flew their

April 25, 2011

C-130s continue support of firefighting efforts in Texas and Mexico

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Six 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, continue to support firefighting efforts in Texas and Mexico.Two C-130s, from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. are

April 20, 2011

C-130s continue support of firefighting efforts in Texas and Mexico

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Six 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, continue to support firefighting efforts in Texas and Mexico.Two C-130s, from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base,

April 18, 2011

Firefighting operations continue in Texas

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – As dry conditions, high winds and a lack of rain continue to plague Texas, U.S. Air Force C-130s are responding to help douse the raging wildfires that have consumed nearly 1.5 million acres and destroyed more than 220 homes in Texas since Jan. 1.Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units from across the

April 18, 2011

C-130s drop retardant over Texas wildfires

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. –As the nation’s second most populous state and second largest in square miles, Texas continues to battle wildfires in all its 254 counties, many of the fires considered major. In a letter to the president on April 16, 2011, Texas Gov. Rick Perry requested federal assistance to help contain the fires, and Air

April 17, 2011

C-130s continue support of firefighting efforts in Mexico

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Two Department of Defense C-130 aircraft continued to support Mexican firefighting efforts to control wildfires in the Mexico state of Coahuila today by launching four aerial fire-fighting missions from here.The C-130s, from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., and under the command and