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    USNORTHCOM supports Mexico firefighting effort [Image 5 of 5]

    USNORTHCOM supports Mexico firefighting effort

    COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, UNITED STATES

    04.16.2011

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Doscher 

    North American Aerospace Defense Command

    A Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing prepares for take-off at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., April 16. The aircraft is one of two MAFFS-equipped aircraft assigned to assist the Mexican government in fighting wildland fires in Northern Mexico. The MAFFS, which is owned and maintained by the U.S. Forest Service, is a pressurized self-contained firefighting system designed for installation in C-130 aircraft without structural modifications to the aircraft. The system is designed to air-drop fire-retardant chemicals onto wildfires.

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    Date Taken: 04.16.2011
    Date Posted: 04.16.2011 12:27
    Photo ID: 390611
    VIRIN: 110416-F-YX459-114
    Resolution: 4288x2848
    Size: 614.8 KB
    Location: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, US

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