California Air National Guard personnel assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing load a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) into a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California, July 9, 2026. The 146th Airlift Wing was activated in coordination with the National Interagency Fire Center, the U.S. Forest Service and the Air Expeditionary Group under a new Aerial Quick Strike request for assistance, which positioned two MAFFS-equipped C-130J aircraft to support initial aerial firefighting operations and relocate as mission requirements dictated. Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard C-130 aircraft assigned to wings in California, Colorado, Nevada, and Wyoming are capable of dropping fire retardant using U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting (MAFFS)-equipped aircraft. Aircrews, maintenance crews, and support personnel undergo special National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) training and certification to perform these missions each year. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Master Sgt. Nieko Carzis)
| Date Taken: | 07.09.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.10.2026 16:42 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 1014144 |
| VIRIN: | 260709-Z-QY689-2001 |
| Filename: | DOD_111830656 |
| Length: | 00:01:50 |
| Location: | PORT HUENEME, CALIFORNIA, US |
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