CHEYENNE – A C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing was activated to support firefighting operations across the western United States this past weekend.
The United States Air Force plays an important role in fighting large wildfires by using specially equipped C-130 aircraft to drop fire retardant over active fire zones. These aircraft operate through ...
DENVER — Western Colorado’s skies are unusually busy this week, as dozens of firefighting aircraft work to slow the spread of multiple large wildfires. Flight path data shows a dense network of ...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The heads of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service on Tuesday announced their agencies would acquire more than 100 additional aircraft to battle this summer's ...
The USDA Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and four Air National Guard wings conducted annual MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) certification and training on April 23, 2025, in the Angeles ...