Smoke and the start of a fire retardant containment line dropped by a MAFFS equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft near California’s South Fork Fire, south of Yosemite National Park are visible from MAFFS 5 on August 14, 2017. Three MAFFS-equipped C-130s and aircrews from the AFRC and ANG are providing support to the U.S. Forest Service fire suppression efforts from Air Tanker Base Fresno, California. [USAF photo by MSgt. Thomas Freeman]
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News: MAFFS surge support continues as national preparedness advances to highest level [2017-08-16]
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News: Earth Wind and Fire: Reservists own the skies [2017-09-11]
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