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Memorial service honors fallen North Carolina MAFFS Airmen

Jenny Ellerbe carries her six month old son, Rob, during a memorial service for her husband, Maj. Ryan David, and three other North Carolina Air National Guard Airmen July 10 in Charlotte, N.C. Lt. Col. Paul Mikeal, Maj. Joseph McCormick, Maj. Ryan David and Senior Master Sgt. Robert Cannon all died July 1 when their C-130 crashed while fighting a wildfire in the South Dakota Black Hills. Two aircrew were injured. (Courtesy photo/Charlotte Observer)

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Airmen support Rocky Mountain area Aerial Fire Fighting Mission

Staff Sgt. Brandon Swanner, 52nd Airlift Squadron crew chief, performs intake and exhaust inspection on a C-130 Hercules equipped with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System July 6 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Swanner is supporting the effort to control wildland fires in the Rocky Mountain region and western United States. As of July 8, Department of Defense aircraft have conducted 145 air drops and discharged more than 380,081 gallons of retardant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing provide critical ground support June 27 while assisting the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System aerial firefighting response at Peterson Air Force Base to the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado Springs, Colo. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide. Peterson AFB is an Air Force installation located in southern Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

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MAFFS '5' headin' out

An Air Force Reserve Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft taxis down the runway June 27 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., to help battle the Waldo Canyon Fire near Colorado Springs, Colo. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

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ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing provide critical ground support June 27 while assisting the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System aerial firefighting response at Peterson Air Force Base to the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado Springs, Colo. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide. Peterson AFB is an Air Force installation located in southern Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

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ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing provide critical ground support June 27 while assisting the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System aerial firefighting response at Peterson Air Force Base to the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado Springs, Colo. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide. Peterson AFB is an Air Force installation located in southern Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

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ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing provide critical ground support June 27 while assisting the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System aerial firefighting response at Peterson Air Force Base to the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado Springs, Colo. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide. Peterson AFB is an Air Force installation located in southern Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

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ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

Air National Guard Master Sgts. Marshall Davis and Chris Reese prepare the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System unit inside their C-130 Hercules aircraft June 27 before launching to respond from Peterson Air Force Base to the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado Springs, Colo. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide. Davis and Reese are C-130 Hercules loadmasters assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing, which is based in Cheyenne, Wyo. Peterson AFB is an Air Force installation located in southern Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

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ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Maintenance Group prepare a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft June 27 before it launches from Peterson Air Force Base to help fight the Waldo Canyon Fire near Colorado Springs, Colo. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide. The 302nd MXG, a subordinate organization to the 302nd Airlift Wing, is based at Peterson AFB, an Air Force installation located in southern Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

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ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

The Waldo Canyon Fire rages June 27 near Colorado Springs, Colo., as Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing fly overhead in a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide. The 302nd AW is based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

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ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

The Waldo Canyon Fire rages June 27 near Colorado Springs, Colo., as Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing fly overhead in a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide. The 302nd AW is based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

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ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

The Waldo Canyon Fire rages June 27 near Colorado Springs, Colo., as Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing fly overhead in a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide. The 302nd AW is based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

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ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing manuever their Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft June 27 to the Waldo Canyon Fire near Colorado Springs, Colo. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide. The 302nd AW is based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

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ANG, Air Force Reserve support Waldo Canyon Fire aerial firefighting response

Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Barry Curtis pilots a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft June 27 to the Waldo Canyon Fire near Colorado Springs, Colo. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide. Curtis is a C-130 pilot assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany Richards)

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MAFFS operations resume

Air National Guard maintenance Airmen from the 146th Airlift Wing prepare a C-130J Super Hercules, equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, for aerial firefighting operations July 2 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Members of the 146th AW are activated along with the ANG's 153rd AW, as well as the Air Force Reserve's 302nd AW, to assist with firefighting efforts in the Rocky Mountain Area. The 146th AW is based at Channel Islands, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Carzis)

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MAFFS '7' arrives for duty

A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 assigned to the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing arrives June 30 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The 145th AW joins the 153rd Air Expeditonary Group tasked with providing requested MAFFS assistance through out the Rocky Mountain area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nichole Grady)

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California ANG arrives in Colorado to support wildland fire response

A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Sytem equipped-C-130 assigned to the Cailfornia Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing arrives June 30 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The 146th AW joins the 153rd Air Expeditonary Group tasked with providing requested MAFFS assistance through out the Rocky Mountain area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nichole Grady)

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California C-130s support Colorado wildfires

A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing arrives June 30 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., to support wildland fire fighting operations in the western United States. Four MAFFS units are scheduled to arrive June 30, joining four already operating from this southern Colorado air force base. The eight MAFFS units constitute the entire U.S. military's MAFFS fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

Senior Airmen Dustin Johannsen and Barry Logan pull a retardant hose from a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 June 29 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Airmen helped to prepare the aircraft to fly a retardant drop mission in support of Colorado wildland fire fighting efforts. MAFFS aircraft are capable of holding up to 3,000 gallons of retardant and can disperse it in as little as five seconds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

Airman Raymond DeSoto marshals a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 June 29 on the Peterson Air Force Base taxiway in Colorado. MAFFS aircraft from both the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings have been supporting Colorado wildland fire fighting efforts since June 25. DeSoto is assigned to the 302nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, a subordinate organization to the 302nd AW. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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