Lt. Col. David Condit, the chief of safety for the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., and the Air Force Reserve Command’s Modular Airborne Firefighting System coordinator, checks a MAFFS unit. The unit is rolled into the back of a C-130 Hercules and can disperse up to 3,000 gallons of fire retardant in less than five seconds. The retardant covers an area one-quarter of a mile long and 60 feet wide. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Roughton)