Lt. Col. Luke Thompson, 302nd Airlift Wing chief of aerial firefighting, and Jerry McCann, spokesman for the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center, speak with members of the media on the flightline at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 25, 2012. Thompson and McCann addressed questions regarding the activation of the Department of Defense's Modular Airborne Firefighting System capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nichole Grady)