Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) 3 takes off for the Rattl...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Phoenix State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Jim Helton Release Status: Released to Public C... More
Before loading it onboard, Phoschek fire retardant is mixed with water...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Channel Islands Ang Station State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC/ANG Scene Camera Opera... More
A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped C-130
A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 145th Airlift Wing, Charlotte, N.C., is prepped to be used in support of the California wild fires at McClellan Airport in Sacr... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Raymond Graves, III, air
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Raymond Graves, III, air transportation supervisor for the 145th Logistics Readiness Squadron, prepares to be called up for his promotion to Senior Master Sgt. during a ceremony held ... More
A C130h aircraft loaded with the MAFFS (Modular Airborne
A C130h aircraft loaded with the MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) from the 152nd Airlift Wing of Reno, Nevada drops a water line while training to contain wildfires just outside Boise, Idaho. April... More
A U.S. Forest Service aircraft banks away after leading
A U.S. Forest Service aircraft banks away after leading a Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 on a drop run over the Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. Four MAFFS-equ... More
U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. of the Air
U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. of the Air National Guard James W. Hotaling dines with Airmen assigned to the 145th Airlift Wing during his first visit to the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) ... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Wise, 145th
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Wise, 145th Security Forces Squadron, inspects evidence left near an abandoned vehicle during an exercise held at the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Base, Cha... More
Friends, and family of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Raymond
Friends, and family of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Raymond Graves, III, air transportation supervisor for the 145th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS), listen as Graves thanks them for their support after being ... More
Airmen of the North Carolina Air National Guard loaded
Airmen of the North Carolina Air National Guard loaded the last Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System in to the back of a C-130 belonging to the 152nd to be transported to its new home with the Nevada Air Natio... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Greg Lusk (right), adjutant general
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Greg Lusk (right), adjutant general of North Carolina, awards Command Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams (left), of Joint Forces Headquarters, North Carolina National Guard, with the Meri... More
A C-130 from the 152nd Airlift Wing equipped with USDA
A C-130 from the 152nd Airlift Wing equipped with USDA Forest Service MAFFS II (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) drop water as part of MAFFS training and recertification at Grand Canyon Hills, Colorado, M... More
Smoke fills the air from the Deaton Cole wildfire in
Smoke fills the air from the Deaton Cole wildfire in Val Verde County, Texas, April 29. The Deaton Cole fire is 30 miles Southwest of Ozona and has burned more than 62,000 acres.
A C-130 from the 152nd Airlift Wing equipped with USDA
A C-130 from the 152nd Airlift Wing equipped with USDA Forest Service MAFFS II (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) positions to drop water as part of MAFFS training and recertification at Grand Canyon Hills... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeffrey Wnek (left), 145th Medical
U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeffrey Wnek (left), 145th Medical Group, inspects recruit Andrew Daigle, 145th Student Flight, who appears to be deceased during an exercise held at the North Carolina Air National Guard (N... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cameron Davis, a loadmaster
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cameron Davis, a loadmaster with the 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard, closes the ramp of MAFFS 4, a modular airborne firefighting system equipped C-130J Hercules airc... More
A North Carolina Army National Guard Black Hawk Helicopter
A North Carolina Army National Guard Black Hawk Helicopter takes off from the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, towards relief efforts across the state Sep... More
Chief Master Sgt. Andrew Huneycutt, a loadmaster assigned
Chief Master Sgt. Andrew Huneycutt, a loadmaster assigned to the 145th Airlift Wing, watches the C-130s start before departing for Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., to support fire fighting throughout the Rocky M... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Patrick McBride, 115th Airlift
U.S. Air Force Capt. Patrick McBride, 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard, prepares to drop fire retardant over a wildfire while flying aboard a Modular Airborne Firefighting System equipped C... More
151206-Z-RS771-076 U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Derek
151206-Z-RS771-076 U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Derek Raxter, 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, receives the Outstanding Airman of the Quarter award for January-March 2015, from Col. Marshall C. Collins, c... More
Parents, campers, and teachers watch as model rockets
Parents, campers, and teachers watch as model rockets launch near Reid Park Academy Charlotte, N.C., June 21, 2018. The campers and teachers are part of the annual Department of Defense STARBASE summer camp pro... More
Tech. Sgt. Phillip Watson an aircraft maintainer from
Tech. Sgt. Phillip Watson an aircraft maintainer from the 145th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Charlotte, N.C., conducts post flight and shut down procedures on a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped ... More
Multiple C-130 aircraft from three Air National Guard
Multiple C-130 aircraft from three Air National Guard units and a U.S. Air Force Reserve unit arrive at Gowen Field to participate in a week-long multi-agency MAFFS training with the U.S. Forest Service, and CA... More
An Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft loaded with chemical fir...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Van Nuys Air National Guard Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Don Sutherland Relea... More
The crew of an Army National Guard UH-1 Iroquois helicopter waits for ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Michael E. Best Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More
Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) 5 drops another load of ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Jim Helton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More
Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) 5 is reloaded with Phosc...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Channel Islands Ang Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Jim Helton Release Status: ... More
Before loading it onboard, Phoschek fire retardant is mixed with water...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Channel Islands Ang Station State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC/ANG Scene Camera Opera... More
A US Air Force (USAF) C-130E Hercules cargo aircraft rigged with a Mod...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Channel Islands Ang Station State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC/ANG Scene Camera Opera... More
Kim Christensen, National Interagency Fire Center deputy
Kim Christensen, National Interagency Fire Center deputy assistant director of operations for fire and aviation management, briefs members of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve on the U.S.'s 2016 wild... More
Air National Guard Lt. Col. Bill Willson shares details
Air National Guard Lt. Col. Bill Willson shares details of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, known as MAFFS, with local media and visitors at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station April 9, 2014. T... More
CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif.
CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. -- A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing aircraft approache... More
Guard, Reserve aerial firefighting training heats up in Colorado
Members of the Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing arrive at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Sunday, May 5, 2019. The 152nd Airlift Wing is one of three military C-130 Hercul... More
U.S. Air Force Director of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters,
U.S. Air Force Director of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, North Carolina Air National Guard, Brig. Gen. Clarence Ervin, honors members who have passed in front of family, friends, and Airmen at the North Caro... More
U.S. Air National Guardsmen follow a U.S. Forrest Service
U.S. Air National Guardsmen follow a U.S. Forrest Service lead plane under a large column of smoke preparing to drop retardant on the Pier Fire southeast of Fresno California inside a C-130J aircraft from the 1... More
Airmen from California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift
Airmen from California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing and Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing and members of the U.S. Department of A... More
160604-Z-RS771-021 Family and friends of U.S. Air Force
160604-Z-RS771-021 Family and friends of U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David D. Stafford, retired, listen as Stafford gives thanks during his retirement ceremony held at the North Carolina Air National Guard... More
A U.S. Air National Guard C-130J retrofitted with the
A U.S. Air National Guard C-130J retrofitted with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) performs a pressurized water test of the MAFFS system at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port ... More
Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 302nd Airlift Wing
Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 302nd Airlift Wing drop water during the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System training and recertification week at Grand Canyon Hills, Colorado, May 6, 2019. Air Force Reserve a... More
Thom Porter, director, California Department of Forestry
Thom Porter, director, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), announces the beginning of Wildfire Preparedness Week May 4 as California Military Department adjutant general Maj. Gen. ... 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 C-130 from the 152nd Airlift Wing equipped with USDA
A C-130 from the 152nd Airlift Wing equipped with USDA Forest Service MAFFS II (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) positions to drop water as part of MAFFS training and recertification at Grand Canyon Hills... More
The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped from two discharge tub...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Van Nuys Air National Guard Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Don Sutherland Rele... More
The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped from two nozzles mount...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Mike Haggerty Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More
Maintenance personnel from the 146th Tactical Airlift Wing, California...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Dennis Goff Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More
115th Airlift Squadron loadmasters lower the Modular Airborne Firefigh...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Jim Helton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More
The 153rd Airlift Wing from Cheyenne Wyo., uses a Modular
The 153rd Airlift Wing from Cheyenne Wyo., uses a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft in support of the Waldo Canyon wild fire near Colorado Springs, Colo. June 27, 2012. Four... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Raymond Graves, III, air
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Raymond Graves, III, air transportation supervisor for the 145th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS), is joined by his daughters and Lt. Col. Lee Thompson, commander of the 145th LRS, ... More
A C-130 Hercules drops water as simulated fire retardant
A C-130 Hercules drops water as simulated fire retardant during certification exercises near Boise, Idaho.
A Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130s
A Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130s from the 302nd Airlift Wing is providing firefighting assistance to civil authorities at the Black Forest fire in El Paso County, CO., June 12, 2013. (Arm... More
Airmen of the North Carolina Air National Guard loaded
Airmen of the North Carolina Air National Guard loaded the last Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System in to the back of a C-130 belonging to the 152nd to be transported to its new home with the Nevada Air Natio... More
-- Reservists with the 302nd Airlift Wing who were
-- Reservists with the 302nd Airlift Wing who were recognized during the wing’s third quarter awards ceremony pose for a photo Nov. 5, 2017 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., in the Summit Center. Award recipi... More
Several C-130 Hercules cargo planes assigned to the
Several C-130 Hercules cargo planes assigned to the 145th Airlift Wing, N.C. Air National Guard, are prepped to depart to Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., to support fire fighting throughout the Rocky Mountain a... More
California Army National Guard pilots Chief Warrant
California Army National Guard pilots Chief Warrant 2 Dan Lowry and Scott Englebrick, both from Alpha Co., 3-140th Aviation Battalion, out of Stockton, flew their LUH-72 Lakota helicopter to recon the Day Fire ... More
Airmen from California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift
Airmen from California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing and Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing remove a fire retardant hose from a C-1... More
A Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130s
A Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130s from the 302nd Airlift Wing is providing firefighting assistance to civil authorities at the Black Forest fire in El Paso County, CO., June 12, 2013. (Arm... More
California Army National Guard pilots Chief Warrant
California Army National Guard pilots Chief Warrant 2 Dan Lowry and Scott Englebrick, both from Alpha Company, 3-140th Aviation Battalion, out of Stockton, flew their LUH-72 Lakota helicopter to recon the Day F... More
Airmen from California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift
Airmen from California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing board a C-130J Hercules at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as they prepare for takeoff to battle wildfires in Texas, April 18. The C-130 is equipped w... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Dan Murnane (right), Master Sgt.
U.S. Air Force Capt. Dan Murnane (right), Master Sgt. Chad Wells (left), 145th Airlift Wing, demonstrate how to wrap an injured arm during an Air Expeditionary Skills Rodeo held in a hangar at the North Carolin... More
U.S. Air Force Col. Bryony A. Terrell (left), 145th
U.S. Air Force Col. Bryony A. Terrell (left), 145th Airlift Wing (AW) commander, thanks friends and family for their support while providing insight for the future changes regarding the C-17 Globemaster III air... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Henry, crew chief
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Henry, crew chief for the 145th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, receives the Outstanding Airman of the Quarter award for January-March 2015, from Col. Marshall C. Collins, com... More
Tech. Sgt. Phillip Watson an aircraft maintainer from
Tech. Sgt. Phillip Watson an aircraft maintainer from the 145th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Charlotte, N.C., conducts post flight and shut down procedures on a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped ... More
The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped from two discharge tub...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Van Nuys Air National Guard Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Don Sutherland Rele... More
A C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 943rd Tactical Airlift Group, Air F...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Dave Mcleod Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More
A ground crew member cleans the tail section of a 146th Tactical Air W...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Channel Islands Ang Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chris Puttman Release Status:... More
Large air compressors are used to recharge the Modular Airborne Firefi...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Jim Helton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More
US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing (AW), Ca...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Boise State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Edie Cervantes, USAF Release Status: Released to Pub... More
A Wyoming Air National Guard (WYANG) C-130H3 Hercules aircrat equipped...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Wyoming Air National Guard (WYANG) C-130H3 Hercules aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS), 153rd... More
MAFFS 8, a C130-H from the 145th Airlift Wing in Charlotte,
MAFFS 8, a C130-H from the 145th Airlift Wing in Charlotte, N.C., taxis out to return home on July 3, 2012 from Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colo. The 145th Airlift Wing lost MAFFS 7 in a fatal ac... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Lisa Phillips, controller
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Lisa Phillips, controller for the 145th Maintenance Operations Flight, receives congratulations on her promotion from Maj. Jeffrey Kidd, a chaplain for the 145th Airlift Wing, ... More
A U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting
A U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped 302nd Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules taxis on the Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., flightline, July 29, 2017. The Reserve wing is responding to a... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Ron Yochum, MAFFS Mission Commander,
U.S. Air Force Maj. Ron Yochum, MAFFS Mission Commander, 302nd Airlift Wing, Colorado Springs Air Force Reserve, coordinates airborne fire fighting operations at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 28, 2011. Th... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Derick Jaramillo with the
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Derick Jaramillo with the 146th Airlift Wing maintenance crew in Port Hueneme, Calif., hoses down the underside of the MAFFs 6 C130-J for a mandatory cleanup at McClellan Airfield on A... More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey D. Smiley, joint staff
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey D. Smiley, joint staff director, California Military Department, and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas L. James, command senior enlisted leader, California National Guard, review firefightin... More
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Andy Huneycutt, loadmaster
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Andy Huneycutt, loadmaster for the 156th Airlift Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard, meets Lt. Gen. William A. Etter, 1st Air Force commander and Col. Dennis Grunstad, ... More
Staff Sgt. Annie Lepillez, a 731st Airlift Squadron
Staff Sgt. Annie Lepillez, a 731st Airlift Squadron loadmaster, reads over a checklist before a training mission during the annual wildland firefighting training and certification sponsored by the U.S. Departme... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Graham Devine, a loadmaster
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Graham Devine, a loadmaster with the 143rd Airlift Wing, Rhode Island Air National Guard, stands behind MAFFS 4, a modular airborne firefighting system equipped C-130J Hercules aircraf... More
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Susan Dietz, superintendent
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Susan Dietz, superintendent for the 145th Medical Group, presents Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Brown, superintendent for the 145th Communications Flight, with a plaque during a pro... More
Members of the North Carolina Air National Guard recruiting
Members of the North Carolina Air National Guard recruiting office enjoy a moment of celebration prior to the C-17 Acceptance Ceremony held at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas Inter... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Frangey Medina, staff weather
U.S. Air Force Capt. Frangey Medina, staff weather officer for the 156th Weather Flight instructs Airmen on the proper airway breathing controls during an Air Expeditionary Skills Rodeo held at the North Caroli... More
Several C-130 Hercules cargo planes assigned to the
Several C-130 Hercules cargo planes assigned to the 145th Airlift Wing, N.C. Air National Guard, are prepped to depart to Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., to support fire fighting throughout the Rocky Mountain a... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Zachary S. Huffines, 145th
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Zachary S. Huffines, 145th Communication Flight, shows children his Meritorious Service Medal and other various ribbons following a ramp formation held at the North Carolina Air Natio... More
U.S. Air National Guard member Staff Sgt. Joseph Perez
U.S. Air National Guard member Staff Sgt. Joseph Perez from the 146th Maintenance Squadron inspects the propeller of a C-130J aircraft at Gowen Field, Idaho, April 20, 2017. Perez along with a maintenance crew... More
SSGT Ronald Zahoryin monitors equipment as SSGT John Norquist stands b...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Channel Islands Ang Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chris Puttman Release Status:... More
Thick smoke almost obliterates the sun making visibility difficult and...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WESTERN WILDFIRES Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. C. Kempsell Release Status: Released t... More
US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Charles Dehart (for...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Channel Islands Ang Station State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Rod Thornburg, USAF Relea... More
A US Air Force (USAF) C-130E Hercules cargo aircraft rigged with a Mod...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC/ANG Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Alex Koenig, USAF Releas... More
A US Air Force (USAF) C-130E Hercules cargo aircraft rigged with a Mod...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC/ANG Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Alex Koenig, USAF Releas... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Willson, 115th Airlift
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Willson, 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard, explains his role in the firefighting operations at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 23. The Air National Guard use... More
Here, Chief Master Sgt. Andy Huneycutt from the N.C.
Here, Chief Master Sgt. Andy Huneycutt from the N.C. Air National Guard and civilian contractors from the U.S. Forest Service prepare the nozzle from the MAFFS II for removal in preparation for the NCANG’s retu... More
The 146th Airlift Wing MAFFS-equipped C-130J, California
The 146th Airlift Wing MAFFS-equipped C-130J, California Air National Guard, drops water over the Angeles National Forest May 13, 2013. The 146th Airlift Wing held their annual Modular Airborne Firefighting Sys... More
California National Guard - MAFFS Drop
MAFFS 6, a C130J from the 146th Airlift Wing in Port Hueneme, Calif., drops a line of retardant over the trees in the mountains above Palm Springs July 19, 2013. The 146th Airlift Wing was activated July 18 to ... More
Air National Guardsmen with the 152nd Airlift Wing
Air National Guardsmen with the 152nd Airlift Wing from Reno, Nevada, prepare to drop water during the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System training and recertification week at Grand Canyon Hills, Colorado, Ma... More
A Beechcraft King Air 200 aircraft, contracted by the
A Beechcraft King Air 200 aircraft, contracted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, releases white smoke, signaling a trailing California Air National Guard C-130 aircraft where to drop water a... More
A U.S. Forest Service lead plane blows smoke to signal
A U.S. Forest Service lead plane blows smoke to signal a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing that it’s time to drop its payload during a... More
U.S. Air Force Master Mark Sgt. Peterson, 145th
U.S. Air Force Master Mark Sgt. Peterson, 145th Communications Flight quality assurance manager, documents training as an acting wing inspection team member during an Air Expeditionary Skills Rodeo held in a ha... More
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Debbie Kidd, former
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Debbie Kidd, former 145th Airlift Wing chaplain, gives an opening prayer during the promotion ceremony of Lt. Col. Gary Dodge held at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, ... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Allen, 146th Airlift
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Allen, 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard, watches air traffic as they orbit near the Deaton Cole wildfire aboard a C-130J Hercules in Val Verde County, Texas, Apri... More
U.S. Air Force Chaplain Jeff Kidd, gives the benediction
U.S. Air Force Chaplain Jeff Kidd, gives the benediction following an Assumption of Command ceremony held at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, April 6, 2018. C... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Lisa Kirk, commander of the
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Lisa Kirk, commander of the 145th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS), speaks after assuming command of the 145th LRS about her commitment to excellence and dedication to the unit during ... More