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Wyoming Air National Guard photo by by Senior Airman Edward Hermsen, 11APR2023.
This past week, Air National Guard C-130H MAFFS units from Nevada (152nd Airlift Wing) and Wyoming (153rd Airlift Wing) joined California’s 146th Airlift Wing on Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, for their yearly wildfire preparations.
MAFFS air crews get a quick explanation of how the fire retardant is mixed, Nevada Air National Guard video by Master Sergeant Garrett Wake, 11APR2023:
‘Bombing-up’ and testing your MAFFS, video by Master Sergeant Garrett Wake, 11APR2023:
Water-bombing training was conducted in the Angeles National Forest near Green Valley, California. Personnel from other federal operations such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and CAL FIRE (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection), also took part in the training.
Smoke signaling King Air 250. Nevada Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sergeant Paula Macomber, 14APR2023.
King-Air 250 FACs (Forward Air Controllers) lead the MAFFS in, using smoke signals to indicate where to drop the water bomb, video by Master Sergeant Garrett Wake, 12APR2023:
More water bombing video by Master Sergeant Garrett Wake, 12APR2023:
One more in slow motion, video by Master Sergeant Garrett Wake, 12APR2023:
Engine maintenance is always a must, Nevada Air National Guard video by Master Sergeant Garrett Wake, 14APR2023:
Wyoming Air National Guard photo by by Senior Airman Edward Hermsen, 14APR2023.
Nevada Air National Guard video, by Master Sergeant Garrett Wake, unloading MAFFS from C-130H, 14APR2023:
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