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    Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing C-130 MAFFS Aircraft Activated for Firefighting in the Western United States [Image 4 of 7]

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    Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing C-130 MAFFS Aircraft Activated for Firefighting in the Western United States

    RENO, NEVADA, UNITED STATES

    08.16.2023

    Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Paula Macomber 

    152nd Airlift Wing

    Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) Support Plane #9 for the 152nd Airlift Wing prepares for take-off for Klamath Falls Airtanker Base in Klamath Falls, Oregon Aug. 16, 2023 at Nevada Air National Guard Base in Reno. The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) has requested one C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) from the Nevada Air National Guard to support wildland firefighting operations in support of NIFC in several western states. The 152nd Airlift Wing aircraft will replace the 153rd Airlift Wing out of Wyoming Air National Guard from Cheyenne, Wyoming, and join the 302nd Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, which were both working with the USDA Forest Service and other state and federal agencies fighting wildfires across the west since August 3, 2023.

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    Date Taken: 08.16.2023
    Date Posted: 08.16.2023 20:25
    Photo ID: 7975492
    VIRIN: 230816-Z-WU657-2001
    Resolution: 7008x4672
    Size: 978.8 KB
    Location: RENO, NEVADA, US

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