A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as they prepare to drop fire retardant to slow the Little Lewis... More
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as they prepare to drop fire retardant to slow the Donaldson wi... More
Here, an air tanker disappears into the smoke as it
Here, an air tanker disappears into the smoke as it delivers its load of fire retardant on the Little Lewis wildfire. (Photo by Technical Sgt. Aaron Ingebo, USAF)
Here a lead plane “drops smoke” to show the crew of
Here a lead plane “drops smoke” to show the crew of MAFFS 5 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., where to drop their load of fire retardant to aid in the contain... More
Airman from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW,
Airman from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW, based at Peterson Air Force BAse, Colo., follow the lead plane to see where to drop their next load of fire retardant. The fire retardant is colored red to sh... More
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as they prepare to drop fire retardant to slow the Little Lewis... More
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as they prepare to drop fire retardant to slow the Donaldson wil... More
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as they return from dropping fire retardant to slow the Las Con... More
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as they return from dropping fire retardant to slow the Las Con... More
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as they prepare to drop fire retardant to slow the Donaldson wi... More
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as they return from dropping fire retardant to slow the Las Con... More
Master Sgts. Lamont Wood and Scott Agenbroad from the
Master Sgts. Lamont Wood and Scott Agenbroad from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., ready their cargo of MAFFS II equipment for transport to Kirtland Air Force Bas... More
Aerial few from the crew of MAFFS 5 from the Air Force
Aerial few from the crew of MAFFS 5 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as they return from dropping their load of fire retardant on the Donaldson wildfire in Ne... More
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as they prepare to drop fire retardant to slow the Donaldson wi... More
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as they return from dropping fire retardant to slow the Las Con... More
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as they prepare to drop fire retardant to slow the Donaldson wil... More
Lt. Col. Brad Ross looks on as Lt. Col. Robert Fairbanks
Lt. Col. Brad Ross looks on as Lt. Col. Robert Fairbanks of the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., reviews the map to prepare for their mission to drop fire retardant o... More
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as they prepare to drop fire retardant to slow the Donaldson wil... More
Here, the tower of smoke from the Las Conchas wildfire
Here, the tower of smoke from the Las Conchas wildfire can be seen from the “pits” the MAFFS equipped C-130s of the N.C. Air National Guard are operating out of. (Photo by Capt. Benny Ward, N.C. ANG)
Master Sgt. Scott Agenbroad helps scan the area as
Master Sgt. Scott Agenbroad helps scan the area as Lt. Col. Robert Fairbanks of the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., prepares to drop fire retardant on the Las Concha... More
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as they prepare to drop fire retardant to slow the Little Lewis ... More
A view of the door plug from the new MAFFS II unit.
A view of the door plug from the new MAFFS II unit. The new unit has a nozzle permanently affixed through a door plug in place of the left paratroop door. This allows the aircraft to remain pressurized througho... More
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped
A view from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS equipped C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 AW, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as they prepare to drop fire retardant to slow the Donaldson wi... More