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Lt. Col. William Wilson (left) and Maj. Matthew Ringlein

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Lt. Col. William Wilson (left) and Maj. Matthew Ringlein (right) of the 146th Airlift Wing, Channel Islands, Calif., fly a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped C-130 aircraft as they drop fire retardant to help support the wild fire fighting in Northern California. The aircraft flew in support of the U.S. Forest Service as they fought fires in Northern California. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial fire fighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100-feet-wide.

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24/08/2012
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combat camera 1 ctcs maffs modular airborne fire fighting system california wild fires master sgt adrian cadiz 1st combat camera squadron mcclellan airport sacramento california wild fires 2012 dvids ultra high resolution high resolution california military pilots pilot military aircraft channel islands