Guard, Reserve aid in California firefighting efforts

Tech. Sgt. David Weathers and Tech. Sgt. Shaun McCullough monitor the fire retardant levels of the Modular Air Fire Fighting System on a C-130 Hercules as it prepares to launch Oct. 25 from Channel Islands Air National Guard Base, Calif. Sergeants Weathers and McCullough are assigned the 145th Maintenance Squadron from Charlotte, N.C. Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard Airmen are participating in the Southern California firefighting effort. Sergeant Lefler is assigned to the 145th Maintenance Squadron from Charlotte, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Hector Garcia)

Guard, Reserve aid in California firefighting efforts

Tech. Sgt. David Weathers and Tech. Sgt. Shaun McCullough monitor the fire retardant levels of the Modular Air Fire Fighting System on a C-130 Hercules as it prepares to launch Oct. 25 from Channel Islands Air National Guard Base, Calif. Sergeants Weathers and McCullough are assigned the 145th Maintenance Squadron from Charlotte, N.C. Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard Airmen are participating in the Southern California firefighting effort. Sergeant Lefler is assigned to the 145th Maintenance Squadron from Charlotte, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Hector Garcia)

Guard, Reserve aid in California firefighting efforts

Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard Airmen prepare C-130 Hercules aircraft for take off to support the California firefighting efforts Oct. 25 at Channel Islands Air National Guard Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Hector Garcia)

Guard, Reserve aid in California firefighting efforts

A C-130 Hercules awaits deployment in the reloading pits to support the California firefighting efforts Oct. 25 as a C-130 taxis in at Channel Islands Air National Guard Base, Calif. Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard Airmen are participating in the Southern California firefighting effort. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Hector Garcia)

Fighting fire

Tech. Sgt. Lamont Wood checks the positioning of the nozzles prior to deploying 3,000 gallons of fire retardant over the Poomacha fire Oct. 24 in North San Diego County, Calif. The C-130 Hercules and crew are assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Roy. A. Santana)

Joint fire fight at March

Air Force reservists from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing assist the U.S. Army North from Fort Sam in Houston, Texas, unload emergency response equipment from an Air Force Reserve Command C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Oct. 24, 2007. The U.S. Army North is assisting with Southern California wildfires by managing and aiding all the Department of Defense forces involved. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Hector Garcia)

Joint fire fight at March

U.S. Army equipment is unloaded from an Air Force Reserve C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing at March Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 24, 2007. The equipment is part of a federal support package used to assist federal, state and local agencies responding to the California wildfires. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Troy Latham)

Joint fire fight at March

U.S. Army equipment is unloaded from an Air Force Reserve Command C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing at March Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 24, 2007. The equipment is part of a federal support package used to assist federal, state and local agencies responding to the California wildfires. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Troy Latham)

C-130s fight California wildfires

Master Sgt. Tom Freeman (left) and Tech. Sgt. Lamont Wood prepare to deploy 3,000 gallons of fire retardant Oct. 24 over the Poomacha fire in North San Diego County, Calif. The C-130 Hercules and crew are assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The aircraft launched from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif. Air Force Reserve Command officials are participating in the Southern California firefighting effort. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Roy. A. Santana)

C-130s fight California wildfires

Master Sgt. Tom Freeman (left) and Tech. Sgt. Lamont Wood prepare to deploy 3,000 gallons of fire retardant Oct. 24 over the Poomacha fire in North San Diego County, Calif. The C-130 Hercules and crew are assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The aircraft launched from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif. Air Force Reserve Command officials are participating in the Southern California firefighting effort. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Roy. A. Santana)

Airmen deliver firefighting support

Master Sgt. Jim Madrid helps unload U.S. Army North emergency response equipment from a C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 24 at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Soldiers from U.S. Army North are assisting with Southern California wildfires by managing and aiding all the Defense Department forces involved. Sergeant Madrid is assigned to the 729th Airlift Squadron stationed at March ARB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Hector Garcia)

Airmen deliver firefighting support

Members of the 452nd Air Mobility Wing stationed at March Air Reserve Base in California assist Soldiers from the U.S. Army North from Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio unload emergency response equipment from a C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 24 at March ARB. Soldiers from U.S. Army North are assisting with Southern California wildfires by managing and aiding all the Defense Department forces involved. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Hector Garcia)