A CAL FIRE employee launches a California Air National Guard C-130, out of Channel Islands, Calif. July 14, 2021, from CAL FIRE Air Tanker Base, McClellan Park, Calif. The Air Force C-130 MAFFS-equipped aircraft, as requested by the National Interagency Fire Center and approved by the Secretary of Defense, are providing unique fire-fighting capabilities.

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