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Daryl Buchanan, a modular airborne base specialist with the Kern County Fire Department, cleans an area of the ramp where Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) aircraft reload fire retardant used for wildfire suppression efforts against the Wiley and Jerry Ridge fires at the Klamath Falls Airtanker Base, Oregon, Aug. 8, 2023. U.S. Air Force C-130H MAFFS-equipped aircraft, as requested by the National Interagency Fire Center and approved by the Secretary of Defense, provide unique fire-fighting capabilities to support wildfire suppression efforts against the Wiley and Jerry Ridge Fires. Air Forces Northern, U.S. Northern Command’s Air Component Command, is the DoD’s operational lead for aerial military support to the National Interagency Fire Center, assisting with wildland fire suppression operations when requested. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nieko Carzis)
| Date Taken: | 08.09.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 08.11.2023 10:26 |
| Photo ID: | 7964535 |
| VIRIN: | 230809-Z-QY689-2002 |
| Resolution: | 6000x3376 |
| Size: | 10.72 MB |
| Location: | KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, US |
| Web Views: | 18 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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