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Air Force Reserve aerial porters with the 302nd Airlift Wing's 39th Aerial Port Squadron make the final push to load a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Firefighting System II (MAFFS II) unit into a C-130 Sept. 9 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The 302nd Airlift Wing has been tasked by U.S. Northern Command to provide two C-130s, aircrew and support personnel to supplement wildland firefighting efforts in Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jody L. Ritchie)
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A U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System II (MAFFS II) unit is loaded on to an Air Force Reserve Command C-130 Sept. 9 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. in preparation for support of aerial firefighting missions in Texas. Four Air Reserve Component MAFFS-equipped C-130s and crews have been tasked by U.S. Northern Command in support of the National Interagency Fire Center to supplement wildland firefighting efforts in Texas. Two C-130s from the 302nd Airlift Wing, stationed at Peterson AFB, Colo. and two C-130s from the 145th Airlift Wing of the North Carolina Air National Guard will deploy to Austin, Texas.
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Col. James Van Housen, maintenance group commander for the 302nd Airlift Wing talks with Colorado Springs media after two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130s departed here for Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. The two planes and 26 reservists will assist in wildland fire-fighting efforts in New Mexico and Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)
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GOWEN FIELD, Idaho -- A 302nd Air Expeditionary Group Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 flies over the plains of Idaho to perform an air drop on a simulated fire. From May 2 through May 6 Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard members completed their annual initial and re-currency certification required by the U.S. Forest Service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rich Kerner)
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GOWEN FIELD, Idaho – 302nd Air Expeditionary Group personnel load the 3,000 gallon Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System tank with water in preparation for an air drop on a simulated fire. From May 2 through May 6 Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard members completed their annual initial and re-currency certification required by the U.S. Forest Service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rich Kerner)
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GOWEN FIELD, Idaho -- U.S. Forest Service, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and 302nd Air Expeditionary Group personnel load the 3,000 gallon Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System tank with water in preparation for an air drop by a MAFFS-equipped C-130 on a simulated fire. Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard members are currently undergoing their annual currency and re-currency certification required by the U.S. Forest Service prior to this year’s fire season. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Capt. Corinna Jones)
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Members of the Air Force Reserve's 39th Aerial Port Squadron help to load a modified C-130 Hercules paratroop door onto an aircraft Dec. 4 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Airmen were supporting last-minute loading of the U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipment and accessories as part of a 302nd Airlift Wing deployment to Israel to help battle raging wildfires there. The wing, the only aerial firefighting organization in the AF Reserve, received its orders late Dec. 3 to ready approximately 50 personnel and two aircraft to deploy on short notice to help fight a more than 7,000 acre fire burning out of control near Israel's third-largest city, Haifa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Members of the Air Force Reserve's 39th Aerial Port Squadron move a modified C-130 Hercules paratroop door onto an aircraft pallet position Dec. 4 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Airmen were supporting last-minute loading of the U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipment and accessories as part of a 302nd Airlift Wing deployment to Israel to help battle raging wildfires there. The wing, the only aerial firefighting organization in the AF Reserve, received its orders late Dec. 3 to ready approximately 50 personnel and two aircraft to deploy on short notice to help fight a more than 7,000 acre fire burning out of control near Israel's third-largest city, Haifa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Air Force Reserve Senior Master Sgt. Jeffrey Flight (left) explains the use of the emergency release "dump" trigger for the Modular Airborne Firefighting System II unit to Brazilian air force Master Sgt. Agnaldo Pimenta during a visit to the 302nd Airlift Wing Oct. 27 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Several members of the Brazilian air force's military aerial firefighting program visited the 302nd AW, as well as the Air National Guard's 153rd AW from Cheyenne, Wyom., to gain a better perspective on the new aerial firefighting unit known as "MAFFS II," and refine their knowledge on command-and-control of firefighting fires from the air. Brazil currently operates one legacy MAFFS unit which was designed in the 1970s, and uses two dedicated C-130s in their air force to support aerial firefighting operations. According to an Aug. 15 news report from the British Broadcasting Corp., Brazil saw a three-fold increase in the number of fires burning in that country throughout 2010, which threatened both homes and national parks. Sergeant Pimenta is a C-130 loadmaster in his country, while Sergeant Flight is also a loadmaster assigned to the 302nd Operations Group standardization and evaluation section. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Staff Sgt. Abdul Ganeu Abdulai, a C-130 Hercules crew chief, watches a pressure meter while filling a Modular Airborne Firefighting System with pressurized water April 28 during the 2010 MAFFS certification training in Greenville, S.C. Maintenance and ground crews keep a watchful eye on the MAFFS tank's pressurization to ensure aircrews have the precise amount of water ready to fire during mock drops nearby. The annually-held certification brought together more than 400 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen and their unit's C-130s to receive certification from the U.S. Forest Service in aerial firefighting. The certification runs April 25-May 1. Sergeant Abdulai is assigned to the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)
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C-130 Hercules maintainers prepare to refill a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System with pressurized water during an annual certification training April 28 during the 2010 Modular Airborne Firefighting System certification training in Greenville, S.C. The annually-held certification brought together more than 400 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen and their unit's C-130s to receive certification from the U.S. Forest Service in aerial firefighting. The certification runs April 25-May 1. The maintenance Airmen are assigned to the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)
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A 153rd Airlift Wing C-130 prepares to be reloaded with pressurized water April 28 during the 2010 Modular Airborne Firefighting System certification training in Greenville, S.C. The annually-held certification brought together more than 400 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen and their unit's C-130s to receive certification from the U.S. Forest Service in aerial firefighting. The certification runs April 25-May 1. The 153rd AW is assigned to the Wyoming Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Staff Sgt. Abdul Ganeu Abdulai, a C-130 Hercules crew chief, races back to a Modular Airborne Firefighting System "pit" April 28 during the 2010 Modular Airborne Firefighting System certification training in Greenville, S.C. Maintenance and ground crews involved with MAFFS support several missions when aircraft return from a fire, including aircraft power generation, refueling and rearming with fire retardant or pressurized water. The annually-held certification brought together more than 400 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen and their unit's C-130s to receive certification from the U.S. Forest Service in aerial firefighting. The certification runs April 25-May 1. Sergeant Abdulai is assigned to the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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C-130 Hercules maintainers assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing watch on as C-130s taxi in and off the aircraft parking ramp April 28 during the 2010 Modular Airborne Firefighting System certification training in Greenville, S.C. The annually-held certification brought together more than 400 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen and their unit's C-130s to receive certification from the U.S. Forest Service in aerial firefighting. The certification runs April 25-May 1. The 146th AW is assigned to the California Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Lt. Col. David Condit (center) discusses wildland aerial firefighting scenarios April 22 with members of the Colorado Springs Fire Department's wildland firefighting team during the 302nd Airlift Wing's annual Modular Airborne Firefighting System wet fire test at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The wing test fired the new, "MAFFS II" system (background) in preparation of the U.S. Forest Service's MAFFS certification week April 25-May 1 in Greenville, S.C. Colonel Condit is the Air Force Reserve's MAFFS program coordinator and chief of safety for the 302nd AW. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules loadmasters fire the Modular Airborne Firefighting System II unit April 22 during the 302nd Airlift Wing's annual MAFFS wet fire test at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The wing test fired the new "MAFFS II" system in preparation for the U.S. Forest Service's MAFFS certification week April 25-May 1 in Greenville, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)
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