Thailand MAFFS patch presentation
Master Sgt. Tom T. Freeman (right), loadmaster with the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing, performs a wai, the traditional Thai greeting, after receiving the Thailand Modular Airborne Firefighting System patch from Wing Commander Prondech Kongpan, 601st squadron commander, Royal Thai Air Force at Phitsanulok RTAFB, Thailand upon the completion of MAFFS training. Seven members of the 302 AW, based at Peterson AFB, Colo., traveled to Thailand and provided expert training to more than 50 RTAF members on safe and effective C-130 MAFFS operations. This event marks the first time the Air Force Reserve has sent delegates to train a foreign Air Force on use of the MAFFS equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo)