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302nd Airlift Wing C-130 provides MAFFS support for California fires

A C-130H from the 302nd Airlift Wing, equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, flies over fires near Sacramento after dropping retardant Aug. 3, 2020. On July 22, the USDA Forest Service activated two military C-130 aircraft from California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing to assist with increased fire activity in several western states. C-130s equipped with MAFFS can drop up to 3,000 gallons of fire retardant in less than 10 seconds across a quarter-mile line. Aircraft from Air Force Reserve Command’s 302 AW, Peterson AFB, Colorado, the Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming and the 152nd Airlift Wing, Reno, Nevada, switched out weekly after the initial activation. The tail from 302 AW will be providing support until Aug. 12. (Courtesy Photo)

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302nd Airlift Wing C-130 provides MAFFS support for California fires

A C-130H from the 302nd Airlift Wing, equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, flies over smoke and fires near Sacramento after dropping retardant Aug. 3, 2020. On July 22, the USDA Forest Service activated two military C-130 aircraft from California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing to assist with increased fire activity in several western states. C-130s equipped with MAFFS can drop up to 3,000 gallons of fire retardant in less than 10 seconds across a quarter-mile line. Aircraft from Air Force Reserve Command’s 302 AW, Peterson AFB, Colorado, the Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming and the 152nd Airlift Wing, Reno, Nevada, switched out weekly after the initial activation. The tail from 302 AW will be providing support until Aug. 12. (Courtesy Photo)

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302nd Airlift Wing C-130 provides MAFFS support for California fires

A C-130H from the 302nd Airlift Wing, equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, flies over fires near Sacramento after dropping retardant Aug. 3, 2020. On July 22, the USDA Forest Service activated two military C-130 aircraft from California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing to assist with increased fire activity in several western states. C-130s equipped with MAFFS can drop up to 3,000 gallons of fire retardant in less than 10 seconds across a quarter-mile line. Aircraft from Air Force Reserve Command’s 302 AW, Peterson AFB, Colorado, the Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming and the 152nd Airlift Wing, Reno, Nevada, switched out weekly after the initial activation. The tail from 302 AW will be providing support until Aug. 12. (Courtesy Photo)

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302nd Airlift Wing honors Colorado healthcare workers with C-130 flyover

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Two C-130 aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing fly over the UCHealth Memorial Hospital North in Colorado Springs, Colorado May 6, 2020, saluting healthcare professionals for their continued work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The fly over was part of a salute to 10 hospitals across three cities in Colorado before aircrew continued on to perform their scheduled training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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302nd Airlift Wing honors Colorado healthcare workers with C-130 flyover

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Two C-130 Hercules assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing fly over St. Francis Medical Center to honor all healthcare workers, first responders and essential workers on the frontlines battling the COVID-19 virus May 6, 2020, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The “Hercs over Colorado” flew over multiple hospitals in Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Greeley and Fort Collins during a routine training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany Lundberg)

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MAFFS Training

Aircrew members from the 302nd Airlift Wing come together on a virtual conference call April 26, 2020 to keep each other safe during the COVID-19 pandemic and accomplish ground training online. The following week they performed aerial firefighting training on a C-130 aircraft equipped with the U.S.D.A Forest Service's Modular Airborne Firefighting System unit. (U.S. photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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MAFFS Training

Members of the 302nd Airlift Wing load a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Firefighting System unit into a C-130 Hercules aircraft April 23, 2020 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The MAFFS unit is used during annual aerial firefighting training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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MAFFS Training

Members from the 302nd Airlift Wing prepare a C-130 Hercules aircraft for takeoff April 27, 2020 on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The aircraft is loaded with a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Firefighting System unit and is bound for Jefferson County, Colo., to conduct annual aerial firefighting training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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MAFFS Training

Members of the 302nd Airlift Wing load a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Firefighting System unit into the bay of a C-130 Hercules aircraft April 23, 2020 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The MAFFS unit rests on a single platform that is secured inside the bay. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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MAFFS system test

A 302nd Airlift Wing Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped-C-130 Hercules aircraft performs a system test at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, July 22, 2019. Aircrew will be demonstrating the MAFFS at the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture Oshkosh air show in Wisconsin July 23-28. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Pham)

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Civil Engineer reservists get mission ready

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.- Reservists with the 302nd Civil Engineer Squadron map and find points during land navigation training during a four-day Unit Training Assembly, May 2, 2019, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado. About 60 302nd CES reservists in 11 Air Force Specialty Codes, or career fields, completed required and essential training including convoy training, weapons qualification and career specific tasks to maintain mission readiness and real-world response techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany Lundberg)

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Civil Engineer reservists get mission ready

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.- Tech. Sgt. Carlos Gonzales, left, 302nd Security Forces Squadron training and logistics noncommissioned officer, teaches how to clear a simulated house for individual movement techniques during 302nd Civil Engineer Squadron’s four-day Unit Training Assembly, May 2, 2019, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado. About 60 302nd CES reservists completed required and essential training to maintain mission readiness and real-world response techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany Lundberg)

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Civil Engineer reservists get mission ready

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Staff Sgt. Connor Caron-Burton, 302nd Civil Engineer Squadron engineer assistant, shows reservists from the 302nd CES how to operate a Humvee during a four-day Unit Training Assembly, May 2, 2019, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado. The CES reservists completed required readiness training including individual movement techniques, land navigation, career specific trainings and weapons qualification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany Lundberg)

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A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing, drops fire retardant April 27, 2011, above West Texas. The MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than 5 seconds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

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Two additional MAFFS C-130s-activated, arrive at Peterson AFB

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Aircrews and a C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 153rd AW, Cheyenne, Wyoming, arrive in response for assistance from the National Interagency Fire Center to support the ongoing fire suppression response efforts in the western U.S., at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, July 5, 2018. The Wyoming Air National Guard wing and a C-130 Hercules from 152nd AW, Nevada ANG, Reno, Nevada, arrived to join two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems-equipped C-130s from the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd AW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany Lundberg)

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Colorado reservists battle against simulated cyber threats during 'Capture The Flag' event

Tech. Sgt. Noah Mullins, assists Airman 1st Class Vincent Briones, both assigned to the 302nd Communications Flight, with computer coding during a "Capture The Flag" cyber operations challenge at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Nov. 4, 2017. Members of the 302nd CF took part in the "Capture the Flag" cyber operations challenge during the November Unit Training Assembly, which aimed to test their ability to identify and respond to cyber threats in a simulated environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Colorado reservists battle against simulated cyber threats during 'Capture The Flag' event

Staff Sgt. Evan Pickard a cyber warfare operations technician assigned to the 960th Network Operations Squadron reviews computer coding during a "Capture the Flag" cyber operations challenge at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Nov. 4, 2017. Members of the 302nd Communications Flight and 960th NOS took part in the event during the November, Unit Training Assembly, which aims to test their ability to identify and respond to cyber threats in a simulated environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Colorado reservists battle against simulated cyber threats during 'Capture The Flag' event

Senior Master Sgt. Robbie Engevold, the 302nd Communications Flight superintendent, looks on as Senior Airman Stephen Morrison, left, a 302nd CF cyber operations technician, and Tech. Sgt. Raymond Shaw, NCO in charge of cyber transport technicians, take on a coding challenge during a "Capture the Flag" cyber operations challenge at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Nov. 4, 2017. Members of the 302nd Communications Flight took part in the "Capture the Flag" cyber operations challenge during the November Unit Training Assembly, which aimed to test their ability to identify and respond to cyber threats in a simulated environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Stephen J. Collier)

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MAFFS leader retires

Lt. Col. Luke Thompson, the 302nd Airlift Wing chief of aerial firefighting and command pilot, speaks to the audience during his retirement ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Nov. 5, 2017. Thompson retired from the U.S. Air Force after 32 years of service with nearly 10,000 flying hours and close to 20 deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Frank Casciotta)

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MAFFS leader retires

Lt. Col. Richard Pantusa, left, the 302nd Operations Group commander, pins the Meritorious Service Medal onto Lt. Col. Luke Thompson’s service dress uniform, during Thompson’s retirement ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Nov. 4, 2017. Thompson retired from the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd AW after 32 years of Air Force service with nearly 10,000 flying hours and close to 20 deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Frank Casciotta)

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