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Two C 130 aircraft from the Air 

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National Guard and Air Force Reserve 

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are supporting wild land firefighting 

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operations in California . At the 

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request of the National Interagency 

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Fire Center . The aircraft will operate 

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out of Channel Island's Air National 

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Guard Station in Port Hun name 

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California under the direction of us 

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Northern Command to assist in 

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distinguishing multiple fires in the 

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region . The C 130 s are equipped with 

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modular airborne firefighting systems 

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that can drop up to 3000 gallons of 

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fire retardant in less than 10 seconds 

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across a quarter mile line providing 

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the critical capabilities needed during 

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fire season . The air force 

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installation and mission support center 

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is modernizing infrastructure at Kadena 

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Air Base , Japan to enhance search and 

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rescue mission operations in the Indo 

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Pacific . An investment of $157 million 

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will deliver a state of the art , 

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helicopter rescue operations 

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maintenance hangar to support Pacific 

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capabilities . Colonel George Nichols 

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AFC EC facility Engineering directorate 

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says modernizing facilities is the 

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foundation to sustaining resiliency and 

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improving mission capabilities . The 

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Thomas and Barnes Center for enlisted 

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education's foundations curriculum 

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achieved full operational capability 

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after nine months . Of course , testing 

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and training . The Barnes Center 

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developed foundations courses as part 

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of the enlisted airmanship continuum , 

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focusing on enhancing the professional 

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military education and development of 

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total force , enlisted airmen and 

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filling the gaps between legacy schools 

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such as airmen , leadership school and 

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the non commissioned officer academy . 

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The foundation's courses will replace 

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base level professional enhancement 

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seminars beginning in October and have 

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become prerequisite courses for 

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enlisted professional military 

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education . That's your look around the 

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Air Force . I'm Technical Sergeant 

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Vernon Young .