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A 302nd Airlift Wing C-130 performs water drop training in southern California on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. The training was conducted at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif., for the mission’s annual certification. Since 1974, MAFFS — a fire retardant delivery system inserted into C-130 aircraft — has been a joint effort including the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Defense to fight wildland fires. The training ends Friday.


MAFFS units conduct annual certification

A 302nd Airlift Wing C-130 performs water drop training in southern California on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. The training was conducted at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif., for the mission’s annual certification. Since 1974, MAFFS — a fire retardant delivery system inserted into C-130 aircraft — has been a joint effort including the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Defense to fight wildland fires. The training ends Friday.

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Assistant Air Base Fueler from the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base Elena Rios with U.S. Forest Service and CAL FIRE Firefighter, Peter Hardy, from Paso Robles Air Tanker Base, monitor water that is being pumped into a MAFFS unit on a C-130 airtanker during training at the 146th Airlift Wing in Port Hueneme, California on May 4, 2016. Air National Guard and Reserve units from across the U.S. convened for MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems)annual certification and training this week to prepare for the upcoming fire season in support of U.S. Forest Service. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Airman Madeleine Richards/Released)
Col. Erich Novak (right), 302nd Airlift Wing vice commander, looks on as a 302nd AW C-130H3 Hercules and its Air Force Reserve crew prepare to taxi for take off as the flying portion of the 2016 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System certification week begins in Ventura, Calif., May 3, 2016. The annual certification week, taking place May 2-6, brings together members of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve to be certified on operating MAFFS in the event of being called upon to support wildland fire containment. The wings include North Carolina's 145th AW; California's 146th AW; Wyoming's 153rd AW; and the AF Reserve's 302nd AW. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Stephen J. Collier)
Assistant Air Base Fueler from The Santa Maria Air Tanker Base Elena Rios with U.S. Forest Service monitors water being pumped into a MAFFS unit on a C-130 airtanker during training at the 146th Airlift Wing in Port Hueneme, California on May 4, 2016. Air National Guard and Reserve units from across the U.S. convened for MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems)annual certification and training this week to prepare for the upcoming fire season in support of U.S. Forest Service. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Airman Madeleine Richards/Released)
Kim Christensen, National Interagency Fire Center deputy assistant director of operations for fire and aviation management, briefs members of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve on the U.S.'s 2016 wildland fire outlook during day one of the 2016 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System certification week in Ventura, Calif., May 2, 2016. The annual certification week, taking place May 2-6, brings together members of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve to be certified on operating MAFFS in the event of being called upon to support wildland fire containment. The wings include North Carolina's 145th AW; California's 146th AW; Wyoming's 153rd AW; and the AF Reserve's 302nd AW. Airmen from the Colombian air force were also on hand to observe how the U.S. Air Force responds to wildland fire support requests. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Stephen J. Collier)
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