U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercules ...
The Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems program was instituted in 1971 as a collaboration between the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Defense. The MAFFS system can be installed inside C-130 ...
A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) equipped C-130 aircraft drops fire retardant on wildfires in Healdsburg, California.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The Department of Defense deployed ...
WASHINGTON — The California National Guard upped its active force to more than 1,800 troops over the weekend to help fight fires consuming the Los Angeles area, the Pentagon said Monday. The force ...
WASHINGTON – More than 600 California National Guard troops have been activated and eight modular airborne firefighting systems are gearing up to assist with the fires devastating the Los Angeles area ...
CHEYENNE — Three Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, or MAFFS, and associated personnel were activated Friday by U.S.
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The 152nd Airlift Wing of the Nevada Air National Guard out of Reno has been activated to help fight fires throughout the western U.S. The "High Rollers" C-130 aircraft is equipped ...
Hello everyone, today I would like to tell you about the awesome Modular Airborne FireFighting System (also know as MAFFS) fitted into the C-130 Hercules plane . Footage Credit: US Air Force, DoD ...
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The USDA Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and four Air National Guard wings conducted annual MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) certification and training on April 23, 2025, in the Angeles ...
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – On Thursday, U.S. Northern Command activated eight C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems and their personnel to support firefighting ...
U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercules ...
CHEYENNE — Three Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, or MAFFS, and associated personnel were activated by U.S. Northern ...
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