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)