C-130 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System Training (2018)

Click to subscribe! C-130 Hercules aircraft are equipped with the USDA Forest Service MAFFS II which is capable of dropping 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in 6 seconds. MAFFS aircraft are activated to help out the USDA Forest service tankers when wildfire activity is high. As temperatures heated up this week in northern California, aerial firefighters from four C-130 airlift wings operating the . Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) started a weeklong training here today in anticipation of summer blazes. Various wildfire agencies, CalFire, and four military MAFFS wings convened in Sacramento for an annual MAFFS recertification and training. The year’s training, sponsored by the . Forest Service at McClellan Reload Base in Sacramento, includes four military airlift wings that make up the Air Expeditionary Group: three Air National Guard units from California, Nevada and Wyoming, and one U.S. Air Force Reserve unit from Colorado.. Video by Staff Sgt. Nicole Wright 146 Airlift Wing, Public Affairs, California Air National Guard The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. #AIRBOYD #AvGeek