MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) Aircrew and personnel with the Colorado Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing, Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, the U.S. Forest Service, and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) prepare two MAFFS equipped C-130 aircraft to assist with fire fighting efforts at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California, July 15, 2024. At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, U.S. Northern Command deployed two C-130 aircraft equipped with MAFFS from California and Colorado for wildland firefighting operations based out of the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station in Port Hueneme, California, to assist with multiple fire suppression efforts across the state. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Master Sgt. Nieko Carzis)