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Senior Master Sgt. Jeff Flight, a MAFFS-qualified loadmaster with the 302nd Airlift Wing Reserve Command, explains how the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS, works to Colorado media outlets June 25 here. Four MAFFS-equipped C-130 Hercules were called into service to assist with wildland fires in the Rocky Mountain area. The two planes from Peterson were joined by two Air National Guard planes from Wyoming. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Lt. Col. Luke Thompson, 302nd Airlift Wing Chief of Aerial Firefighting, spoke with media June 25 here about the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS. The two Air Force Reserve MAFFS-equipped C-130 Hercules from the 302nd were activated to assist with wildland fires in the Rocky Mountain area. They were joined by two MAFFS-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Wyoming Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.—A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS, equipped C-130 Hercules prepares to depart June 25 here to assist with the Waldo Canyon fire efforts. The aircraft was one of two assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing that will drop retardant in order to help with fire suppression. The two Colorado aircraft were joined by two Air National Guard MAFFS-equipped C-130s from Wyoming. (U.S. Air Force/photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)
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A C-130 Hercules equipped with a Modular Airborne Firefighting System heads toward the Waldo Canyon fire in the Pike National Forest near Colorado Springs, Colo., June 25, 2012. Two C-130s from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing joined forces with two similarly equipped C-130s from the 302nd AW at Peterson Air Force Base to help contain the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)
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Lt. Col. Luke Thompson, 302nd Airlift Wing chief of aerial firefighting, and Jerry McCann, spokesman for the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center, speak with members of the media on the flightline at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 25, 2012. Thompson and McCann addressed questions regarding the activation of the Department of Defense's Modular Airborne Firefighting System capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nichole Grady)
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Airmen and MAFFS-equipped C-130s assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyo., arrive at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., to provide support to ongoing Colorado firefighting efforts. The 153rd Airlift Wing, along with the 302nd Airlift Wing, have been tasked to provide the requested MAFFS support in the state. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nichole Grady)
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Air Force Reservists assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing load a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System unit onto a C-130 Hercules here during the early morning hours June 24. The 302nd Airlift Wing has been tasked by the National Interagency Fire Center to support wildland aerial firefighting missions in the Rocky Mountain area. (U.S. Air Force photo//Ann Skarban)
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Air Force Reservists assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing load a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Firefighting System unit on C-130 Hercules June 24 during the early morning hours. Smoke from the Waldo Canyon fire, a wildland fire that started the day before can be seen near the Front Range off to the distance. The 302nd Airlift Wing has been tasked by the National Interagency Fire Center to support wildland firefighting missions in the Rocky Mountain area. (U.S. Air Force photo//Ann Skarban)
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VOLK FIELD, Wis. - Air Force Reserve security forces from the 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., react to a simulated bomb during an exercise June 5, here. Members of the 302nd and the 172nd Airlift Wing, Jackson, Miss. spent almost a week in central Wisconsin to prepare for the Operations Readiness Inspection that takes place October 2012. The scenario had the combined forces forward deployed to a foreign country, in support of U.S. operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Corinna Moylan)
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American and allied paratroopers jump from a 302nd Airlift Wing C-130 June 3, 2012, while re-enacting the D-Day airborne operation on the La Fiere fields near Sainte Mere Eglise, France. The drops commemorated the heroic Normandy invasion of World War II paratroopers who made the jump 68 years ago. After the jump, the American and allied troops marched into the village to the sounds of cheers from local residents. The paratrooper drop was one of the highlights in northern France commemorating the 68th anniversary of D-Day. The 302nd AW is an Air Force Reserve Command organization. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells)
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A C-130 from the 302nd Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve along with additional U.S. Air Force C-130s and allied aircraft, prepare to drop paratroopers June 3, 2012, re-enacting the D-Day airborne operation on the La Fiere fields near Sainte Mere Eglise, France. The drops commemorated the heroic Normandy invasion of World War II paratroopers who made the jump 68 years ago. After the jump, the American and allied troops marched into the village to the sounds of cheers from local residents. The paratrooper drop was one of the highlights in northern France commemorating the 68th anniversary of D-Day. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells)
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American and allied paratroopers fall to earth June 3, 2012, while re-enacting the D-Day airborne operation on the La Fiere fields near Sainte Mere Eglise, France. The drops commemorated the heroic Normandy invasion of World War II paratroopers who made the jump 68 years ago. After the jump, Americans and allied troops marched into the village to the sounds of cheers from local residents. The paratrooper drop was one of the highlights in northern France commemorating the 68th anniversary of D-Day. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells)
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An allied paratrooper falls to earth June 3, 2012, while re-enacting the D-Day airborne operation on the La Fiere fields near Sainte Mere Eglise, France. The drops commemorated the heroic Normandy invasion of World War II paratroopers who made the jump 68 years ago. After the jump, Americans and allied troops marched into the village to the sounds of cheers from local residents. The paratrooper drop was one of the highlights in northern France commemorating the 68th anniversary of D-Day. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells)
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Army Maj. Gen. James McConville places an Airborne pin upon the chest of World War II veteran Al Mambre June 6, 2012, after a ceremony that unveiled a statue near Utah Beach, France. Mambre, a member of the famed “Easy” Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, was joined by other World War II veterans and more than 200 attendees to unveil a statue dedicated to Army Maj. Richard “Dick” Winters. The memorial eulogizes Winter’s unwavering commitment to the soldiers he was assigned and the leadership young officers and noncommissioned officers showcased during battle in Europe. Winters and his company were made famous by the New York Times bestseller and same-titled television series “Band of Brothers” that documents the Airborne paratroopers’ time fighting in France, Holland and Germany. McConville is the commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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World War II veteran Al Mambre views the recently unveiled memorial to Army Maj. Richard “Dick” Winters June 6, 2012, near Utah Beach, France. Mambre, a member of the famed “Easy” Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, was joined by other World War II veterans and more than 200 attendees to unveil a statue dedicated to Winters. The memorial eulogizes Winter’s unwavering commitment to the soldiers he was assigned and the leadership young officers and noncommissioned officers showcased during battle in Europe. Winters and his company were made famous by the New York Times bestseller and same-titled television series “Band of Brothers” that documents the Airborne paratroopers’ time fighting in France, Holland and Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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World War II veteran Al Mambre receives a floral arrangement to place at the base of the recently unveiled memorial to Army Maj. Richard “Dick” Winters June 6, 2012, near Utah Beach, France. Mambre, a member of the famed “Easy” Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, was joined by other World War II veterans and more than 200 attendees to unveil a statue dedicated to Winters. The memorial eulogizes Winter’s unwavering commitment to the soldiers he was assigned and the leadership young officers and noncommissioned officers showcased during battle in Europe. Winters and his company were made famous by the New York Times bestseller and same-titled television series “Band of Brothers” that documents the Airborne paratroopers’ time fighting in France, Holland and Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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