C-130 dropping potable water on mountain ridge

302nd Airlift Wing Photos

A C-130H Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., drops a load of water during annual Modular Airborne Firefighting System training in Albuquerque, N.M., May 2. A C-130 equipped with MAFFS is capable of dropping 2,700 gallons of fire-retardant chemicals. Crews drop the chemicals in front of, not directly on, fires in an effort to slow down or stop its progress. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rick Sforza)

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