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MAFFS Water Test During Aerial Quick Strike Activation
DoW Support to National Interagency Fire Center
July 9, 2026 | 1:07
U.S. Air National Guard personnel from the 146th Airlift Wing perform a test of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) as they prepare to mobilize to support aerial wild land firefighting operations at the request of the National Interagency Fire Center at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California, July 9, 2026. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve C-130 aircraft assigned to wings in California, Colorado, Nevada, and Wyoming are capable of dropping fire retardant using U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting (MAFFS)-equipped aircraft. Aircrews, maintenance crews, and support personnel undergo special National Interagency Fire Center
(NIFC) training and certification to perform these missions each year. (U.S. Air Force video by Master Sgt. Nieko Carzis)
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