Adam Goeden, left, and Gordon Schafer, both with the Bureau of Land Management, remove an air and water filling hose after they help fill a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) aboard a Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 731st Airlift Squadron during a MAFFS certification and recurrent training exercise at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., April 21, 2012. MAFFS is a portable fire retardant system that can be installed on C-130 Hercules aircraft to convert them into air tankers. MAFFS-certified military units partner with federal land management agencies to provide supplemen


Adam Goeden, left, and Gordon Schafer, both with the Bureau of Land Management, remove an air and water filling hose after they help fill a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) aboard a Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 731st Airlift Squadron during a MAFFS certification and recurrent training exercise at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., April 21, 2012. MAFFS is a portable fire retardant system that can be installed on C-130 Hercules aircraft to convert them into air tankers. MAFFS-certified military units partner with federal land management agencies to provide supplemental air tankers to assist in fire suppression efforts nationwide. Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz


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