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A Reserve Citizen Airman from the 624th Civil Engineering Squadron gives critical instructions while directing teammates during a live firefighting exercise in Kahului, Maui, Sept. 8, 2024.

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Testing the MAFFS Firefighting System

The fire department at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., provides the water to fill the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System known as MAFFS on a C-130H Hercules with the 302d Airlift Wing Aug. 8, 2025. The 302d AW tested the system in preparation for launch orders to provide aerial firefighting support for wildfires in Colorado. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Ms. Stacey Knott)

PHOTO BY: Stacey Knott
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