C-130 dropping potable water on mountain ridge

302nd Airlift Wing Photos

MAFFS 2 returns to Colo.

With remnants of Phos-Chek retardant beneath its tail section, MAFFS 2 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing returned to home station at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Aug. 30, 2013 after providing aerial fire fighting support in the western U.S. MAFFS equipped C-130s, to include the 302nd AW's MAFFS 2 and MAFFS 5 have flown a total of 576 sorties making 541 drops using 1,387,881 gallons of retardant on fires in eight states from June 11 through Sep. 5.

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