Senior Master Sgt. Jeff Flight, 302nd Airlift Wing,
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Senior Master Sgt. Jeff Flight, 302nd Airlift Wing, 731st Airlift Squadron loadmaster at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., prepares for take-off in a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft in support of the Waldo Canyon wild fire in Colorado Springs, Colo. on June 27, 2012. Four MAFFS-equipped aircraft from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings flew in support of the U.S. Forest Service as they fought fires in Colorado. 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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28/06/2012
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