ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

Air National Guard Master Sgts. Marshall Davis and Chris Reese prepare the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System unit inside their C-130 Hercules aircraft June 27 before launching to respond from Peterson Air Force Base to the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado Springs, Colo. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting 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. Davis and Reese are C-130 Hercules loadmasters assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing, which is based in Cheyenne, Wyo. Peterson AFB is an Air Force installation located in southern Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Maintenance Group prepare a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft June 27 before it launches from Peterson Air Force Base to help fight the Waldo Canyon Fire near Colorado Springs, Colo. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting 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. The 302nd MXG, a subordinate organization to the 302nd Airlift Wing, is based at Peterson AFB, an Air Force installation located in southern Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

The Waldo Canyon Fire rages June 27 near Colorado Springs, Colo., as Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing fly overhead in a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting 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. The 302nd AW is based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing manuever their Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft June 27 to the Waldo Canyon Fire near Colorado Springs, Colo. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting 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. The 302nd AW is based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

MAFFS '7' arrives for duty

A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 assigned to the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing arrives June 30 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The 145th AW joins the 153rd Air Expeditonary Group tasked with providing requested MAFFS assistance through out the Rocky Mountain area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nichole Grady)

California ANG arrives in Colorado to support wildland fire response

A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Sytem equipped-C-130 assigned to the Cailfornia Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing arrives June 30 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The 146th AW joins the 153rd Air Expeditonary Group tasked with providing requested MAFFS assistance through out the Rocky Mountain area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nichole Grady)