Lt. Col. William Wilson (left) and Maj. Matthew Ringlein
Summary
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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Date
24/08/2012
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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