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Before loading it onboard, Phoschek fire retardant is mixed with water near a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped, fire-fighting C-130E Hercules cargo aircraft from the 146th Airlift Wing (AW), at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station (ANGS), California (CA)

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

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped from two discharge tubes on an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules onto the flight line during a test of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS). The aircraft is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

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 mounted inside an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules. The aircraft is equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the U.S. Forest Service

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

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped from two discharge tubes on an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules onto the flight line during a test of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS). The aircraft is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

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 ground crew member cleans the tail section of a 146th Tactical Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft. The aircraft is equipped with discharge tubes, part of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS), and are used to dispense the fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek. The Hercules is currently taking part in firefighting efforts in the Santa Barbara area

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

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing (AW), California (CA) Air National Guard Station, prepare to launch their Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) C-130 Hercules aircraft for another firefighting mission in support of the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho

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 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped, fire-fighting C-130E Hercules cargo aircraft from the 146th Airlift Wing (AW), at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station (ANGS), California (CA), is reloaded with Phoschek fire retardant

A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped, fire-fightin...

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

US Air Force (USAF) CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Debbie Thogersen, Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) Non Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC), communicates with and keeps track of the eight C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft making fire retardant drops, while deployed to the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station (ANGS), Southern California (CA)

US Air Force (USAF) CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Debbie Thogersen, Mo...

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

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped into an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules. The aircraft is equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped into an Air National G...

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 fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped from two nozzles mounted inside an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules. The aircraft is equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the U.S. Forest Service

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: STAFF SGT. Mike Haggerty Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A US Air Force (USAF) C-130E Hercules cargo aircraft rigged with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) from the 146th Airlift Wing (AW), Channel Islands Air National Guard Station (ANGS), makes a Phoschek fire retardant drop on the Simi Fire in Southern California (CA)

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

An Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft loaded with chemical fire retardant prepare to take off on a mission. The aircraft are equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and are participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

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

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) 5 drops another load of Phoschek onto the Rattlesnake Fire in Southern Arizona

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 Phoschek and compressed air while other aircraft wait their turn in the "pit."

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 near a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped, fire-fighting C-130E Hercules cargo aircraft from the 146th Airlift Wing (AW), at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station (ANGS), California (CA)

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 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) from the 146th Airlift Wing (AW), Channel Islands Air National Guard Station (ANGS), takes on fuel during a fire retardant pit stop

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

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is washed off from the flight line after being pumped from an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules during a test of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS). The aircraft is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is washed off from the flight li...

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

Water is pumped from two discharge tubes on an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules onto the flight line during a test of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS). The aircraft is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

Water is pumped from two discharge tubes on an Air National Guard C-13...

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

An air-to-air right front view of an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules. The aircraft is equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

An air-to-air right front view of an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Van Nuys National Guard Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Haggerty Release Status:... More

Fire retardant oozes from a hose after re-supplying a C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing, 731st Airlift Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. at the Redding Municipal Airport, Calif. The aircraft, one of two from the 731st Airlift Squadron was joined by two more C-130s from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing at Channel Islands. They worked with the U.S. Forest Service and Fire Protection air tankers and ground crews fighting some of northern California's lightning caused fires which lit up the landscape on Aug 11, 1996 by providing aerial fire suppression using the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS).Published in AIRMAN Magazine, December 1996...

Fire retardant oozes from a hose after re-supplying a C-130 Hercules f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Fire retardant oozes from a hose after re-supplying a C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing, 731st Airlift Squadron, Peter... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing (AW), get ready to recover a USAF C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) returning at Hill Air Force Base (AFB) Utah (UT) following a firefighting mission flown in support of the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)/ United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service's Initial Response Force on wildfires

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing (AW),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Edie Cervantes, USAF Release Status: Re... More

A storage tank containing the fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek. The chemical is dispensed over forest fires by Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS)

A storage tank containing the fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek. The c...

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

A view of a forest fire just treated with the fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek. The chemical, which also serves as a fertilizer once it is on the ground, is pumped from two nozzles mounted inside a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The aircraft is equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and is fighting fires throughout California in conjunction with the US Forest Service

A view of a forest fire just treated with the fire retardant chemical ...

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 Mi... More

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped into an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules. The aircraft is equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped into an Air National G...

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

An Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft loaded with chemical fire retardant prepares to take off on a mission. The aircraft is equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

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 Gus Garcia Release S... More

SSGT Ronald Zahoryin monitors equipment as SSGT John Norquist stands by aboard a 146th Tactical Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft during a firefighting mission. The plane, equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS), will be dispensing the fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek over the Santa Barbara area

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 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) crews job much more hazardous.(Exact date unknown)

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

Spectators and visitors view a newly acquired Advanced Fire Fighting System (AFFS) on display at the 146th Airlift Wing's Commemorative Ceremony held at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station (ANGS), California (CA). The AFFS unit will replace the aging Modular Airborne Fire Fighting (MAFF) system (visible in the background). A C-130J Hercules, Tactical Transport Aircraft is parked in the background

Spectators and visitors view a newly acquired Advanced Fire Fighting S...

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 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) from the 146th Airlift Wing (AW), Channel Islands Air National Guard Station (ANGS), makes a Phoschek fire retardant drop on the Simi Fire in Southern California (CA)

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 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) from the 146th Airlift Wing (AW), Channel Islands Air National Guard Station (ANGS), makes a Phoschek fire retardant drop on the Simi Fire in Southern California (CA)

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

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek covers the flight line after being pumped from an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules during a test of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS). The aircraft is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek covers the flight line after bei...

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

Ground technicians operate air compressors that will pump the fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek into an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules. The aircraft is equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

Ground technicians operate air compressors that will pump the fire ret...

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 into a C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 146th Tactical Air Wing. The aircraft, equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS), will dispense the chemical on fires burning in the Santa Barbara area. The plane is painted with fluorescent orange number for easy identification during the mission

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped into a C-130 Hercules ...

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

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System 8 drops another load of Phoschek onto the Rattlesnake Fire in Southern Arizona

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System 8 drops another load of Phoschek...

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

Smokey the Bear joins in to guide incoming airplanes during Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) deployment.(Exact date unknown)

Smokey the Bear joins in to guide incoming airplanes during Modular Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WESTERN WILDFIRES Base: Boise State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. C. Kemp... More

Ground crews drag wheel chocks to a C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing, 731st Airlift Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado after it arrives to take on a load of fire retardant, at Redding Municipal Airport, to fight the California wild fires. The aircraft, one of two from the 731st Airlift Squadron was joined by two more C-130s from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing at Channel Islands. They worked with the U.S. Forest Service and Fire Protection air tankers and ground crews fighting some of northern California's lightning caused fires which lit up the landscape on Aug 11, 1996 by providing aerial fire suppression using the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting...

Ground crews drag wheel chocks to a C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Ground crews drag wheel chocks to a C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing, 731st Airlift Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base... More

Before loading it onboard, Phoschek fire retardant is mixed with water near a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped, fire-fighting C-130E Hercules cargo aircraft from the 146th Airlift Wing (AW), at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station (ANGS), California (CA)

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

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is mixed in a collapsible tank prior to being pumped into an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft. The aircraft is equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is mixed in a collapsible tank p...

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 fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped into an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules. The aircraft is equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped into an Air National G...

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 fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is mixed in a collapsible tank prior to being pumped into an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft. The aircraft is equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is mixed in a collapsible tank p...

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 fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped into an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules. The aircraft is equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped into an Air National G...

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

US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Malissa Guenette, Avionics Technician, 302nd Airlift Wing (AW) operates the compressor system on a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS), as she loads 2,700-gallons of chemical fire retardant aboard a USAF C-130 Hercules aircraft at Boise, Idaho (ID)

US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Malissa Guenette, A...

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 US Air Force (USAF) C-130E Hercules cargo aircraft rigged with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) from the 146th Airlift Wing (AW), Channel Islands Air National Guard Station (ANGS), makes a Phoschek fire retardant drop on the Simi Fire in Southern California (CA). (SUBSTANDARD)

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

US Air Force (USAF) Guardsmen from the 145th Airlift Wing (AW), North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) push a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) unit onto an ANG C-130 Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Charlotte Air National Guard Base (ANGB), North Carolina (NC), before deploying to Klamath Falls, Oregon (OR), in support of the continuous wildfires happening in the Western United States

US Air Force (USAF) Guardsmen from the 145th Airlift Wing (AW), North ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charlotte Ang Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Brian E. Christiansen Release ... More

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped from two nozzles mounted inside an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules. The aircraft is equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

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 Haggerty Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped into an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules. The aircraft are equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and are participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped into an Air National G...

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 fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is held in a collapsible tank prior to being pumped into an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS)

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is held in a collapsible tank pr...

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

Water is pumped from two discharge tubes on an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules onto the flight line during a test of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS). The aircraft is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the US Forest Service

Water is pumped from two discharge tubes on an Air National Guard C-13...

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

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System 2 lays Phoschek retardant in front of the advancing Bannock Fire

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System 2 lays Phoschek retardant in fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Idaho City State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Jim Helton Release Status: Released to Public ... More

The aircrew of a C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing, 731st Airlift Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado waits for takeoff clearance from Redding Municipal Airport, Calif. The aircraft, one of two from the 731st Airlift Squadron was joined by two more C-130s from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing at Channel Islands. They worked with the U.S. Forest Service and Fire Protection air tankers and ground crews fighting some of northern California's lightning caused fires which lit up the landscape on Aug 11 1996 by providing aerial fire suppression using the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS).Published in AIRMAN Magazine, December 1996. Exact Date ...

The aircrew of a C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing, 731st Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The aircrew of a C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing, 731st Airlift Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado waits fo... More

A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped, fire-fighting C-130E Hercules cargo aircraft from the 146th Airlift Wing (AW), at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station (ANGS), California (CA), is reloaded with Phoschek fire retardant

A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped, fire-fightin...

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 (MAFFS) equipped, fire-fighting C-130E Hercules cargo aircraft from the 146th Airlift Wing (AW), at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station (ANGS), California (CA), is reloaded with Phoschek fire retardant

A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped, fire-fightin...

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

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Byron Ballard looks back at STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jack Cooke as a C-130 Hercules aircraft loaded with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) taxis into position to load fire retardant at Pensacola, Florida (FL)

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Byron Ballard looks back...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Shaun Withers, ... More

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