Two Air National Guard units and one Air Force Reserve unit participated in an annual aerial firefighting exercise in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, North Carolina Forest Service and Cal Fire. C-130s from participating military units flew several training missions, May 6-10, 2019. The training consisted of aircraft pilots, crew, maintainers and other support staff practicing wildfire training drops in the southern Rocky Mountains, west of Colorado Springs. U.S. Forest Service pilots flew the lead, choosing the most effective area to have the following C-130s drop fire retardant. After several dry runs, C-130 Hercules aircraft drop water.
The 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard; 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard; and the 302nd Airlift Wing, U.S. Air Force Reserve, Peterson Air Force Reserves participated in the training. Video by Tech. Sgt. Garrett Wake, 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, May 9, 2019.
B-Roll and interviews by:
Staff Sgt. Jonathon Alderman, 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard
Tech. Sgt. Jacqueline Marshall, 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard
Tech. Sgt. Garrett Wake, 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard
Courtesy video by:
Staff Sgt. Nicholas Carzis, 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard (from DVIDS)
Tech. Sgt. Perry Aston, Airman Magazine (from DVIDS)
| Date Taken: | 05.09.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 05.10.2019 11:43 |
| Category: | Package |
| Video ID: | 679212 |
| VIRIN: | 190509-Z-QD586-001 |
| Filename: | DOD_106737072 |
| Length: | 00:04:21 |
| Location: | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, US |
| Downloads: | 76 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 76 |
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