Story by Senior Airman Helena Owens | 386th Air Expeditionary Wing | 07.09.2021
The 407th Air Expeditionary Group welcomed U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Barnes, incoming commander of the 407th AEG, during a change of command ceremony July 9, 2021. U.S. Air Force Col. Clinton Wilson, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, officiated the ceremony and led the symbolic change of leadership by the passing of the guidon from U.S. Air Force Col. Phillip Shea, outgoing commander......
Story by Staff Sgt. Tiffany Lundberg | 302nd Airlift Wing | 05.10.2019
It can feel intense using the MAFFS when flying 150 feet off the ground near a wildfire stretching over thousands of acres. When the co-pilot presses the button to release the 3,000 gallons of retardant Jason is sitting next to, it’s his job to make sure it goes off without a hitch. Thankfully, he helped write the book on it....
Story by Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer | 406th Air Expeditionary Wing | 04.17.2019
Airmen assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Group and 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron combined their capabilities to provide disaster relief to those affected by Cyclone Idai, March 24 to April 13....
Story by Staff Sgt. Tiffany Lundberg | 302nd Airlift Wing | 09.28.2018
In 1973, the Air Force took on the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System special mission to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service combat wildland fires across the nation....
Story by Staff Sgt. Frank Casciotta | 302nd Airlift Wing | 08.08.2018
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Air Force reservists and one Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing deployed to California today....
Story by Staff Sgt. Tiffany Lundberg | 302nd Airlift Wing | 07.05.2018
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Air National Guard aircrews and two C-130 Hercules aircraft from 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming, and 152nd AW, Reno, Nevada, arrive in response for assistance from the National Interagency Fire Center to support the ongoing fire suppression response efforts in the western U.S., at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, July 5, 2018....
Story by 2nd Lt. Emerson Marcus | 152nd Airlift Wing | 04.23.2018
Aerial firefighters from four C-130 airlift wings operating the U.S.D.A. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) started a weeklong training at McClellan Reload base in Sacramento today in anticipation of summer blazes....
Story by 1st Lt. Holli Nelson | 386th Air Expeditionary Wing | 06.21.2014
Sometimes, less is more. That saying is no different for the crews and maintainers of the U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III working on The Rock. This small detachment has a big mission here: theater direct delivery throughout the area of responsibility....
