News Releases

News Releases

MAFFS training photo by SMS Paula Macomber, 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada ANG.
17Apr

Annual aerial wildfire suppression training taking place next week in Southern California

The USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and other federal wildland fire agencies will conduct annual training for Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) personnel at Channel Islands Air National Guard (ANG) Station in Port Hueneme, Calif., April 22-26.
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A large plane with four propellers flies overhead
10Jan

Military aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) mobilized to assist with Southern California wildfires

The Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has activated eight Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with MAFFS to assist with battling wildfires in Southern California. Two aircraft from the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing, are operating out of Channel Islands Air National Guard Station in support of fire suppression efforts.
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