U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeff Briere, assigned to the aircraft maintenance squadron, 153rd Airlift Wing, guides the discharge nozzle of a Modular Airborne Firefighting System, known as MAFFS, through the side of a C-130 Hercules to connect it to the system inside the aircraft at the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard Base, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, July 13, 2026. The wing was activated the same day to deploy two aircraft, one equipped with MAFFS, in support of wildland firefighting operations in the western United States. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Zach Herold)
| Date Taken: | 07.13.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.14.2026 17:29 |
| Photo ID: | 9810662 |
| VIRIN: | 260713-Z-TV998-1175 |
| Resolution: | 4000x2667 |
| Size: | 758.62 KB |
| Location: | CHEYENNE, WYOMING, US |
| Web Views: | 16 |
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