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July 1, 2012

USNORTHCOM continues support to wildfire suppression efforts - July 1

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

A MAFFS-equipped C-130 from the 146th Airlift Wing of the California Air National Guard arrives at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 30, to support wildland fire fighting operations in the western United States. Four MAFFS units are scheduled to arrive June 30, joining four already operating out of Peterson AFB. The eight MAFFS constitute the entire U.S. military MAFFS fleet. The four units supporting the fire fighting effort are the 302nd Airlift Wing from Peterson AFB, the 146th Airlift Wing from Channel Islands, Calif., the 153rd Airlift Wing from Cheyenne, Wyo., and the 145th Airlift Wing from Charlotte, N.C.

June 30, 2012

Additional MAFFS support arrives in Colorado Springs, Colo.

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - A MAFFS-equipped C-130 from the 146th Airlift Wing of the

June 30, 2012

USNORTHCOM continues support to wildfire suppression efforts - June 30

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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