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The U.S. National Guard released footage from inside the cockpit of a firefighting plane dropping retardant on the Palisades Fire on Jan. 11. https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/climate-environment/watch-aerial-firefighting-in-california-from-the-cockpit/2025/01/13/31f9b084-b1b7-48cd-b8e6-efbeb8cd08ed_video.html
U.S. Northern Command has activated eight C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) and associated personnel to relocate from their home stations to the Channel Islands in Southern California to support firefighting efforts in the Los Angeles area. Some…