Military C-130s launch day four of firefighting operations
Michael Docklam, an aircraft structural repair specialist, watches as ground crews refill a C-130H Hercules with fire retardant prior to a firefighting mission June 29 at McClellan Airfield, Sacramento, Calif. Mr. Docklam is assigned to the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group. The 302nd AEG, responsible for eight aircraft, is currently fighting the Corral and Piute fires, each about 200 miles north and south of the California capital. As of 2:30 p.m. June 29, aircrews launched eight missions against the fires, dropping 24,000 gallons of fire retardant. The 302nd AEG is made up of the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., and two Air National Guard units from the 153rd AW, Cheyenne, Wyo., and the 145th AW, Charlotte, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Collier)
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