California Air National Guard Maj. Cameron Shepard and Maj. Jon-Mark Koetitz assigned to the 115th Airlift Squadron follow a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) lead plane while ejecting water from a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped C-130J Super Hercules above the Tahoe National Forest, California, April 20, 2026. Department of War (DOW) personnel go through rigorous certification prior to participating in this aerial wildland fire mission, executing a whole-of-government response by collaborating with our interagency partners with the USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). U.S. Northern Command’s Air...
Aircrews from the 152nd, 153rd, and 146th Airlift Wings and the 302nd Airlift Wing participated in Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) training alongside the U.S. Forest Service’s National Aerial Supervision Training Academy at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Feb. 11–21, 2026. The training brought together 155 personnel to practice advanced aerial firefighting scenarios and strengthen coordination with interagency partners ahead of the...
U.S. Army North Soldiers have joined an interagency effort led by the National Interagency Fire Center to suppress wildland fires in the Boise and Payette National Forests.
At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, and in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, concluded its wildland fire ground response operation in California.
At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, approximately 200 U.S. Army Soldiers will support a wildland fire ground response operation in Northern California. U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, will provide operational command of the active-duty military ground forces in support of federal and state efforts.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center and in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, recently adjusted its joint wildland fire ground response operations in California.
A Hollister, Calif. native and active duty Marine responded to the Creek Fire in the Sierra National Forest, the largest single fire in California’s recorded history, as part of an interagency wildland fire ground response operation organized by the National Interagency Fire Center Sept. 19, 2020.
