Video by Tech. Sgt. Michelle Brooks | 152nd Airlift Wing | 04.24.2025
U.S. Air National Guard Public Affairs Specialist, Staff Sgt. Kylee Warren, 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, is interviewed regarding the mission of public affairs personnel at Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) Spring Training 2025, held at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Base in Port Hueneme, Calif. from April 21-27, 2025. The MAFFS program is a joint effort......
Video by Master Sgt. Nicholas Carzis | 146 Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard | 01.24.2025
U.S. Air National Guard Maj. Cameron Shepard and Capt. Carlos Puga, assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing, perform wildland fire fighting operations inside a C-130J Super Hercules equipped with the MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) over the Hughes Fire near Castaic, California, Jan. 24, 2025. The MAFFS program is a joint effort between the U.S. Forest Service and Department of Defense......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton | 302nd Airlift Wing | 01.11.2025
The Air Force Reserve’s 302d Airlift Wing at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, was activated by U.S. Northern Command on Jan 9, 2025, along with three Air National Guard units to provide aerial firefighting support in Southern California. The 302 AW C-130H aircraft equipped with the U.S. Forest Service-owned Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) and associated wing personnel......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton | 302nd Airlift Wing | 01.11.2025
The 302nd Airlift Wing sent a C-130H Hercules aircraft equipped with a Modular Airborne Firefighting System unit to California in support of fire suppression efforts Jan. 11, 2025. The aircraft took off from Peterson Space Force Base and teams can respond to short-notice requests for assistance any time. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)...
Video by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton | 302nd Airlift Wing | 01.11.2025
The 302nd Airlift Wing sent a C-130H Hercules aircraft equipped with a Modular Airborne Firefighting System unit to California in support of fire suppression efforts Jan. 11, 2025. The aircraft took off from Peterson Space Force Base and teams can respond to short-notice requests for assistance any time. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)...
Video by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton | 302nd Airlift Wing | 01.10.2025
A team of 302d Airlift Wing Airmen load a Modular Airborne Firefighting System unit into a C-130H Hercules aircraft at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 10, 2025. The team prepared the aircraft to support civilian efforts suppressing wildfires in California. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)...
Video by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton | 302nd Airlift Wing | 01.10.2025
A team of 302d Airlift Wing and 153rd Airlift Wing Airmen load a Modular Airborne Firefighting System unit into a C-130H Hercules aircraft at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 10, 2025. The equipment was loaded for transport to be configured in California providing support to civilian fire suppression efforts. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)...
Courtesy Video | 146 Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard | 07.17.2024
California Air National Guard personnel and MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) aircrew Maj. Nate Southwick and Capt. Tyler Henry, with the 115th Airlift Squadron, Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, follows a U.S. Forest Service lead plane as they perform a fire retardant drop from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS-equipped C-130J Super Hercules above the 'Long Fire' in......
