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Air Force Lt. Col. Luke Thompson, with the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing, stands in front of a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., which is equipped with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, July 26, 2016. DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando

Aug. 4, 2016

Reserve Airmen Stand Ready to Help Fight Wildfires

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Air Force Lt. Col. Luke Thompson describes being at the controls of an aircraft carrying the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS, during a firefighting operation.