Story by Master Sgt. Nicholas Carzis | 146 Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard | 08.30.2023
Two C-130 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped aircraft assigned to the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing (146AW) and the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing (302AW), Colorado Springs, are mobilizing to Klamath Falls Airtanker Base by means of the U.S. Forest Service’s extension request for aerial firefighting support assets assigned to the......
Story by Master Sgt. Nicholas Carzis | 146 Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard | 08.30.2023
Two C-130J Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped aircraft assigned to the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing (146AW) and the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing (302AW), Colorado Springs, are mobilizing to Klamath Falls Airtanker Base by means of the U.S. Forest Service’s extension request for assistance for aerial firefighting support assets assigned......
Story by Master Sgt. Nicholas Carzis | CONR-1AF (AFNORTH and AFSPACE) | 08.22.2023
2023 marks the Semicentennial anniversary recognizing the heritage of the steadfast partnership between the Department of Defense and the U.S. Forest Service. For 50 years, the MAFFS program has aided with the extinguishing of some of the United States' most deadly wildfires in the nation's history. Presently at Klamath Falls Airtanker Base, MAFFS personnel are bracing for another busy season......
Story by Master Sgt. Garrett Wake | 152nd Airlift Wing | 04.17.2023
Air National Guard units conduct aerial wildland firefighting training using the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) alongside the U.S. Forest Service. This annual certification program allows the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve's C-130 units to respond to wildland fires if civilian firefighting units are overtasked and a military surge capacity is needed....
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Paula Macomber | 152nd Airlift Wing | 04.11.2023
The USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and other federal wildland fire agencies will conduct annual training for Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) personnel at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, April 11-15. The training is being hosted by the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing. The training will include four military C-130......
Story by Senior Airman Thomas Cox | 152nd Airlift Wing | 09.12.2022
Two modular airborne firefighting systems (MAFFS) enabled U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft arrived at Boise Tanker Base, Idaho, September 9, 2022. One C-130H Hercules from the Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing and one C-130J Super Hercules from the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing were called up to assist with wildland firefighting efforts due to increased fire......
Story by Senior Airman Michelle Brooks | 152nd Airlift Wing | 05.08.2022
I had the opportunity to interview Lisa Allen, a lead plane pilot with the Bureau of Land Management’s National Aviation Office, about the role of a lead plane pilot during wildland fire suppression missions....
Story by Staff Sgt. Matthew Greiner | 152nd Airlift Wing | 04.30.2022
Less than two years after the most devastating firefighting season in the United States, the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) spring training took place at Gowen Field, Idaho, April 25-29, 2022....
