302nd Airlift Wing News

Aug. 2, 2024
Around the Air Force: Fighting Wildfires, Enhancing Rescue Missions, Enlisted Foundations Courses 

In this week’s look around the Air Force, two C-130 from the Guard and Reserve are fighting wildfires in California, Kadena AB enhances search and rescue ops, and new enlisted Foundations curriculum released.
July 17, 2024
MAFFS AIRCRAFT DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF WILDLAND FIRE FIGHTING IN CA

At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, U.S. Northern Command deployed two C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) from California and Colorado for wildland firefighting operations from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station in Port Hueneme,
May 9, 2016
AF Reserve, ANG Airmen prepare for 2016 wildland fire season

More than 400 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen from across the country gathered May 2-6 to be certified on the military’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, known as MAFFS, in preparation for the 2016 wildland fire season.Airmen from four ANG wings, together with the AF Reserve’s

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