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    Military aerial firefighting aircraft respond to Colorado wildfires

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    COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, UNITED STATES

    08.12.2025

    Photo by Kevin Williams 

    302nd Airlift Wing

    A C-130 Hercules, callsign MAFFS 8, has its modular airborne fire fighting system known as MAFFS filled with fire retardant at the Colorado Springs Airtanker Base Aug 12, 2025. MAFFS 8, which is assigned to the 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, and MAFFS 5, 302d Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve, were launched to provide aerial firefighting support for fires in Colorado at the request of the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). (U.S. Air Force photo by Kevin Williams)

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    Date Taken: 08.12.2025
    Date Posted: 08.12.2025 16:07
    Photo ID: 9252999
    VIRIN: 250812-F-XV556-1006
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    Location: COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, US

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