C-130 dropping potable water on mountain ridge

302nd Airlift Wing Photos

Lt Col Thompson and media

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Lt. Col. Luke Thompson, Chief of Aerial Firefighting for the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing, answers questions from local media before piloting one of the two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 aircraft that flew on the Black Forest Fire northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo. June 12. The first day of flying resulted in more than 25,000 gallons of retardant dropped on the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

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