PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Air Force Reserve’s 302d Airlift Wing at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, was activated by U.S. Northern Command on January 9, along with three Air National Guard units to provide aerial firefighting support…
The Air Force Reserve’s 302d Airlift Wing at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, was activated by U.S. Northern Command on Jan 9, 2025, along with three Air National Guard units to provide aerial firefighting support in Southern California. The 302 AW…
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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…
By: David Simmons The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has dispatched one of its Embraer KC-390 Millennium aircraft to São Paulo to assist in combating a series of intentional fires. The aircraft, equipped with the MAFFS II (Modular Airborne Firefighting System), arrived…
152nd Airlift WingStory by Senior Master Sgt. Paula Macomber Reno, Nev.— The Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has mobilized six Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) to combat a surge in wildfire activity across the…
In this week’s look around the Air Force, two C-130 aircraft from the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve are fighting wildfires in California… Video by Senior Airman Saomy Sabournin Source: https://www.302aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3859491/around-the-air-force-fighting-wildfires-enhancing-rescue-missions-enlisted-foun/
A look inside MAFFS 2024 Spring Training from Aerial Fire Magazine (www.aerialfiremag.com):
A great look inside the current MAFFS operations from AirDataNews: