Air National Guard C-130, MAFFS 9 out of Reno, Nev. flying over the plumes of smoke, after dropping retardant on the Beckwourth Complex Fire July 9, 2021, near Frenchman Lake in N. California. Many resources, including the three Air National Guard C-130s -- two from Nevada and one from California will assist in battling the Beckwourth Complex Fire in Northern California. The DoD, through the commander, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), provides support to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in conducting wildland fire fighting operations as requested. First Air Force (Air Forces Northern), U.S. Northern Command’s Air Component Command, is the DoD’s operational lead for the aerial military efforts. (Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Paula Macomber)
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Members assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing prepare and load a C-130 Hercules aircraft with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) at the Wyoming Air National Guard base, Cheyenne, Wyo. July 19, 2021. The USDA Forest Service activated the MAFFS-equipped C-130H aircraft through a DoD request for assistance and will be operating out of McClellan Park, Calif., the MAFFS teams are managed by First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)’s 153rd Air Expeditionary Group. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jon Alderman)
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Air National Guard C-130, MAFFS 9, out of Reno, Nev. drops retardant on the Beckwourth Complex Fire July 9, 2021 near Frenchman Lake in N. California. Many resources, including the three Air National Guard C-130s--two from Nevada and one from California will assist in battling the Beckwourth Complex Fire in Northern California. The Air Force C-130 MAFFS-equipped aircraft, as requested by the National Interagency Fire Center and approved by the Secretary of Defense, are providing unique fire-fighting capabilities. The DoD, through the commander, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), provides support to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in conducting wildland fire fighting operations as requested. (Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Paula Macomber)
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Chinook helicopter executing water bucket operations. Mississippi Army National Guard Aviators are deploying to California to assist local agencies with fighting the massive wildfires across the state. The CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter crew of approximately ten Soldiers will work alongside the California National Guard and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) by providing aerial water bucket operations where needed. (Mississippi Army National Guard photo by CPT Lewis Howard, B Co 1-111th Aviation Regiment)
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Soldiers of the Kentucky Army National Guard drop water while conducting water bucket training at Wendhell H. Ford Regional Training Center at Greenville, KY on July 19, 2021. Crewmembers from Bravo Co., 2/147th Assault Helicopter Battalion trains using UH-60 Black Hawks to extinguish forest fires and wild fires to assist local fire departments across Kentucky and neighboring states. This image was electronically cropped and ethically enhanced to emphasize the subject and does not misrepresent the subject or original image in any way. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Dickson).
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