A U.S. Air Force RC-26B Metroliner aircraft assigned to the 162nd Fighter Wing, Arizona Air National Guard, sits on the flight line prior to departing on a wildland fire mapping and detection mission in support of the U.S. Forest Service at the Eugene Airport, Eugene, Ore., August 1, 2021.
U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Timothy Williams explains the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) to Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, at the Wyoming Air National Guard base, Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 7, 2021. The MAFFS mission is one the 153rd Airlift Wing’s primary missions and the unit is currently activated to assist with wildfire fighting in California. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jacqueline Marshall)