Story by Sgt. 1st Class Kimberly Hill | California National Guard Primary | 12.02.2024
The 1-126th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard collaborated with the Stanislaus National Forest to deliver critical supplies to remote areas of the forest near Cooper Meadow in the Emigrant Wilderness, Oct. 30, 2024....
Story by Staff Sgt. Alex Broome and 2nd Lt. Jimmy Nguyen | 316th Wing | 11.26.2024
Service members and families welcomed the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree for a public viewing on Nov. 21, celebrating its journey from Alaska’s Tongass National Forest....
Story by Kevin Larson | Fort Stewart Public Affairs Office | 02.12.2024
A helicopter roars in just above tree top level in Fort Stewart’s training area near Glennville Feb. 8, a Public Works Forestry Branch burn technician strapped into the open door. He operates a hopper dropping a chemical filled ping pong ball every half acre to start one small fire that will join others to create a bigger blaze. Above the firestarter helicopter, another helicopter is a......
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 Master Sgt. Paula Macomber | 152nd Airlift Wing | 09.09.2022
The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) has requested two Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) to support wildland firefighting operations in support of NIFC in the northwestern United States. One C-130H from the Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing, Reno, Nev., and one C-130J from the California Air National Guard’s......
