A C-130 from the Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing taxis out to the runway at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station during the 2023 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) Spring Training on April 13, 2023. The training, hosted by the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing, was conducted from April 11-15, 2023. Training included classroom sessions, flying and ground operations for Air Force aircrews, civilian lead plane pilots and support personnel from the USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, other federal agencies and CAL FIRE. First Air Force (Air Forces Northern), U.S. Northern Command's Air Component, is the DoD's operational lead for the aerial military wildland fire fighting response.
| Date Taken: | 04.13.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 04.13.2023 21:47 |
| Photo ID: | 7739198 |
| VIRIN: | 230413-Z-WU657-1053 |
| Resolution: | 4018x2679 |
| Size: | 2.38 MB |
| Location: | CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 32 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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Air National Guard units practice aerial wildland firefighting with U.S. Forest Service
Modular airborne fire fighting system (MAFFS)
