Staff Sgt. Joe Sewell, Nevada Air National Guard C-130H Hercules crew chief, prepares to reload liquid oxygen onto a spare Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) aircraft during an annual spring training in Boise, Idaho, April 26, 2022. The MAFFS units are training for a Northern Command mission. In the event of activation during the fire year, First Air Force (AFNORTH), Northern Command's Air Component Command, is the DoD's operational lead for the aerial military efforts to support USDA Forest Service-National Interagency Fire Center requests for fire suppression support.

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