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An inside look at the military aircraft used to fight California wildfires Alys Martinez takes us inside the C-130s the military has retrofitted into firefighting aircraft.

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Aerial firefighting training is taking place this week in Southern California!

Pilots who fly Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) are conducting training exercises over the Angeles National Forest through Saturday. As part of the training in Southern California, practice water drops will be conducted on a few remote areas in the Angeles National Forest. Residents and visitors may see low-flying aircraft and smaller lead planes throughout the week.

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U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Walter Morales Talento, a crew chief assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing (146AW), is promoted to the rank of technical sergeant on the flight line at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme. Col. Karen Bogdan, 146AW Maintenance Group Commander, and many other members of the wing surprised Morales Talento with his promotion ceremony on the tarmac upon his return from MAFF’s training in Arizona. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Francesca Skridulis) Islands

A C-130 from the 152nd Airlift Wing equipped with USDA Forest Service MAFFS II (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) is ground tested as part of MAFFS Preseason Maintenance on Feb. 16, 2024. Every year, MAFFS systems in the United States are inspected, refreshed and tested before and after fire season by our master mechanics.

U.S. Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Joseph Moore and Tech. Sgt. Efren Enriquez assigned to the 302 Airlift Wing, examine a C-130H Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped aircraft after returning from completing wildfire suppression operations for the Wiley and Jerry Ridge Fires with the U.S. Forest Service 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 (NIFC) and approved by the Secretary of Defense, provided unique fire-fighting capabilities that supported wildfire suppression efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nieko Carzis) # Location: KLAMATH FALLS, OR

Here is a look at a 146th Airlift Wing C-130 performing water drop training in the hills of Southern California in May 2016. Specifically, the training was conducted at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station for the mission’s annual certification. Since 1974, MAFFS has been a leading joint effort with the military, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Department of Defense to fight wildland fires. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Marcus Location: Channel Islands, CA

Maj. Michael Hall and Maj. Cullen Vetter, 731st Airlift Squadron pilots, use a virtual reality headset during annual modular airborne firefighting system training at Channel Islands Air National Guard Base, May 10, 2023. The headset, paired with some flight controls, afforded the pilots the chance to do MAFFS training in a virtual environment in a simulated C-130 aircraft crew compartment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)

302nd Airlift Wing Airmen test the functionality of a MAFFS II unit loaded inside the cargo bay of a C-130H aircraft at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado in August of 2023. The nozzle of the MAFFS unit was installed by a team of 302nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs. MAFFS II can discharge its load of 3,000 gallons (weighing 27,000 pounds) in less than five seconds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton) Location: Peterson Space Force Base, CO

In a matter of hours, MAFFS transforms standard military transport aircraft into 3,000-gallon air tankers capable of tackling destructive wildfires. MAFFS is modular and rolls on and off aircraft without any permanent modifications to the aircraft. Here, 153rd Airlift Wing Aerial Port members set up a trailer to remove the system out of the back of a C-130 Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station in Port Hueneme, California.

A team of 302nd Airlift Wing Airmen load a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Firefighting System unit into a C-130H aircraft at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 1, 2023. The unit was installed in preparation to perform the 302 AW aerial firefighting special mission. The unit can be installed in approximately four hours without structural modification to the air frame. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) Support Plane #9 for the 152nd Airlift Wing takes off for Klamath Falls Airtanker Base on Aug. 16, 2023. 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. (Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Paula Macomber) -130

Air National Guard C-130, MAFFS 9, out of Reno, Nevada drops retardant on the Beckwourth Complex Fire July 9, 2021, near Frenchman Lake in Northern California. In addition to other resources, three Air National Guard C-130s--two from Nevada and one from California assisted in battling the fire which was started by lightning strikes and burned 105,670 acres and resulted in the evacuation of numerous residential areas.

Crew assigned to the 153d Airlift Wing, prepares a C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) in Cheyenne, Wyoming on August 3, 2023. The Wyoming Air National Guard MAFFS unit was activated to support firefighting efforts in southern Oregon. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Kylee Warren) -130

Senior Master Sgt. Zachary Michalski, the Noncommissioned Officer in charge of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) for the 152nd Maintenance Group, delivers a detailed briefing on the High Rollers' distinctive domestic mission involving aerial fire fighting using MAFFS equipment during the Region 7 Enlisted Field Advisory Council Fall meeting held October 18-19, 2023 at the Nevada Air National Guard base in Reno, Nev. This council, made up of the state command chiefs from each state in the region, gathers quarterly, serves as a forum for addressing critical issues affecting Airmen, devising solutions, and imparting knowledge to enlisted Airmen for addressing new challenges. The states included in Region 7 are: California, Nevada, Hawaii, Guam, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado.
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Paula Macomber -130

A C-130J Hercules aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Firefighting System performs a water drop in the Angeles National Forest near Los Angeles. MAFFS systems with their pressurized delivery system are able to paint precision retardant lines as well as accurately treat hot spots with little to no contamination of the aircraft for the cleanest and most efficient delivery of retardant available. -130
Photos by Tech. Sgt. Alex Koenig (Location: Angeles Forest, CA)