U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercules ...
The Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems program was instituted in 1971 as a collaboration between the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Defense. The MAFFS system can be installed inside C-130 ...
A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) equipped C-130 aircraft drops fire retardant on wildfires in Healdsburg, California.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The Department of Defense deployed ...
WASHINGTON — The California National Guard upped its active force to more than 1,800 troops over the weekend to help fight fires consuming the Los Angeles area, the Pentagon said Monday. The force ...
The U.S. Northern Command has activated two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) aircraft to assist in combating wildfires in the Western United States. One aircraft is from the 152nd Airlift ...
CHEYENNE — Three Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, or MAFFS, and associated personnel were activated Friday by U.S.
WASHINGTON – More than 600 California National Guard troops have been activated and eight modular airborne firefighting systems are gearing up to assist with the fires devastating the Los Angeles area ...
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The USDA Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and four Air National Guard wings conducted annual MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) certification and training on April 23, 2025, in the Angeles ...
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – On Thursday, U.S. Northern Command activated eight C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems and their personnel to support firefighting ...
The United States Air Force plays an important role in fighting large wildfires by using specially equipped C-130 aircraft to drop fire retardant over active fire zones. These aircraft operate through ...
U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercules ...
CHEYENNE — Three Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, or MAFFS, and associated personnel were activated by U.S. Northern ...
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