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Oct. 20, 2011

First combatant command academic chair established at National Defense University

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern

Oct. 13, 2011

National Capital Region Exercise Tests Urban Search and Rescue Response

FORT LESLEY J. MCNAIR, D.C. - More than 70 federal and non-federal agencies will participate in

Sept. 15, 2011

CSM Winzenried assumes top enlisted post at NORAD, USNORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Army Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Winzenried assumed the North American

Sept. 15, 2011

USNORTHCOM continues support to wildfire suppression efforts

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Six Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with U.S. Forest

Sept. 14, 2011

Jacoby: Guard most important partner to NORAD, NORTHCOM missions

MILWAUKEE - Teaming with the National Guard is at the core of his new duty position, said Army Gen.

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

A Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules prepares for a fire retardant run over a wildfire Sept. 12 in Harrison County, Texas. Four MAFFS C-130 aircraft, assigned to the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group based at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, provided approximately 12,000 gallons of retardant to two fires in the northeast Texas county.

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

A Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 taxis for takeoff Sept. 11 at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas. Two MAFFS aircraft were launched to provide containment support to Harrison County, Texas, where a 250-acre wildfire had closed sections of Interstate 20 and threatened more than 30 structures. After the MAFFS retardant drops, ground crews were able to get a hold on the fire, protecting the threatened structures.

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

A U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System II (MAFFS II) unit is loaded on to an Air Force Reserve Command C-130 Sept. 9 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. in preparation for support of aerial firefighting missions in Texas. Four Air Reserve Component MAFFS-equipped C-130s and crews have been tasked by U.S. Northern Command in support of the National Interagency Fire Center to supplement wildland firefighting efforts in Texas. Two C-130s from the 302nd Airlift Wing, stationed at Peterson AFB, Colo. and two C-130s from the 145th Airlift Wing of the North Carolina Air National Guard will deploy to Austin, Texas.

Sept. 12, 2011

Colorado, North Carolina-based Airmen arrive in Texas for firefighting support

AUSTIN, Texas - Airmen from units based in Colorado and North Carolina arrived Sept. 10 to

Sept. 9, 2011

MAFFS aircraft join aerial firefighting efforts in Texas and Northwest U.S.

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Six Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with U.S. Forest