Lt. Col. Richard Pantusa, 302nd Airlift Wing chief of aerial firefighting, and Master Sgt. Thomas Freeman, 731st Airlift Squadron Modular Airborne Firefighting System instructor, speak to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. about the wing’s aerial firefighting mission, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 24, 2020. The 302 AW is the only Air Force Reserve component of the MAFFS mission and supports firefighting efforts on a national scale when called upon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)