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Brazilian AF visits MAFFS II

With his hands in the air, 302nd Airlift Wing Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System qualified C-130 loadmaster Master Sgt. Jason Harvey explains the upload procedure of the U.S. Forest Service MAFFS II unit to the visiting MAFFS C-130 aircrew from the Brazilian Air Force. Four MAFFS C-130 aircrew members of the Brazilian Air Force’s 1st Group Troop Transport visited the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd AW at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Nov. 15, 2012 to learn more about the 302nd AW’s MAFFS program and more specifically, the Air Force Reserve unit’s conversion from the MAFFS legacy system to the MAFFS II system. The five-day visit included classroom instruction, open dialogue between the two countries’ MAFFS subject matter experts and hands-on tours of the U.S. Forest Service MAFFS II units. The Brazilian Air Force plans to transition to the MAFFS II system in the near future. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Skarban)
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Posted: 11/26/2012


Brazilian Air Force MAFFS II visit

Brazilian Air Force C-130 loadmaster, Master Sgt. Rodrigo Pardini (left) asks Master Sgt. Jason Harvey, 302nd Airlift Wing MAFFS-qualified C-130 loadmaster questions about delivery coverage levels the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System II nozzle can deliver. Pardini and three members of the Brazilian Air Force’s 1st Group Troop Transport visited the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd AW at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Nov. 15, 2012 to learn more about the 302nd AW’s MAFFS program and more specifically, the Air Force Reserve unit’s conversion from the MAFFS legacy system to the MAFFS II system. The five-day visit included classroom instruction, open dialogue between the two countries’ MAFFS subject matter experts and hands-on tours of the U.S. Forest Service MAFFS II units. The Brazilian Air Force plans to transition to the MAFFS II system in the near future. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Skarban)
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Posted: 11/26/2012


Citizen Airman Oct. 2012 cover

The 302nd Airlift Wing's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System aerial fire fighting mission is the Air Force Reserve Command's national magazine featured cover story in the October 2012 edition.
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Posted: 10/25/2012


Mexican general views MAFFS

Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Luke Thompson, 302nd Airlift Wing Chief of Aerial Fire Fighting, shows Gen. Guillermo Galvan Galvan, Secretary of National Defense, Mexico, a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System during a tour of the 302nd AW Oct. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Thomas Doscher)
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Posted: 10/25/2012


MAFFS Sawmill Canyon fire

A California Air National Guard C-130, carrying the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, flies over smoke and fire from the Sawmill Canyon Fire on the Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center's North Training Area, July 16, 2012. The fire began July 14 and consumed 9.600 acres of timber and grass by July 17. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system owned by the U.S. Forest Service 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. (Wyoming National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Christian Venhuizen)
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Posted: 9/11/2012


MAFFS missions continue to support Idaho fires

A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing flies above the smoke of the Springs fire near Banks, Idaho, on Aug. 9 just north of Eagle. Two MAFFS-equipped C-130s and aircrews from the 302nd AW MAFFS are deployed to Boise, Idaho. MAFFS 5, assigned to the Colorado Reserve wing, made the 500th retardant drop for this year's MAFFS operations on Aug. 8. A MAFFS-equipped C-130 assigned to the 302nd AW also dropped the the one millionth gallon of retardant since MAFFS began flying aerial fire fighting missions in support of the U.S. Forest Service on June 25. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Dave Buttner)
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Posted: 8/10/2012


MAFFS operations continue in Idaho

A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System C-130 from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing makes a retardant drop on the Springs fire near Banks, Idaho, just north of Eagle. On Aug. 9, MAFFS 5, assigned to the Colorado Reserve wing, made the 500th retardant drop for this year's MAFFS operations. A MAFFS-equipped C-130 assigned to the 302nd AW also dropped the the one millionth gallon of retardant since MAFFS began flying aerial fire fighting missions in support of the U.S. Forest Service on June 25. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Dave Buttner)
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Posted: 8/10/2012


Memorial service honors fallen North Carolina MAFFS Airmen

Jenny Ellerbe carries her six month old son, Rob, during a memorial service for her husband, Maj. Ryan David, and three other North Carolina Air National Guard Airmen July 10 in Charlotte, N.C. Lt. Col. Paul Mikeal, Maj. Joseph McCormick, Maj. Ryan David and Senior Master Sgt. Robert Cannon all died July 1 when their C-130 crashed while fighting a wildfire in the South Dakota Black Hills. Two aircrew were injured. (Courtesy photo/Charlotte Observer)
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Posted: 7/10/2012


Airmen support Rocky Mountain area Aerial Fire Fighting Mission

Staff Sgt. Brandon Swanner, 52nd Airlift Squadron crew chief, performs intake and exhaust inspection on a C-130 Hercules equipped with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System July 6 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Swanner is supporting the effort to control wildland fires in the Rocky Mountain region and western United States. As of July 8, Department of Defense aircraft have conducted 145 air drops and discharged more than 380,081 gallons of retardant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)
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Posted: 7/9/2012


ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing provide critical ground support June 27 while assisting the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System aerial firefighting response at 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. Peterson AFB is an Air Force installation located in southern Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)
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Posted: 7/4/2012


MAFFS '5' headin' out

An Air Force Reserve Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft taxis down the runway June 27 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., to help battle 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. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)
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Posted: 7/4/2012


ANG, Air Force Reserve support aerial firefighting response

Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing provide critical ground support June 27 while assisting the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System aerial firefighting response at 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. Peterson AFB is an Air Force installation located in southern Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)
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Posted: 7/4/2012

    

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