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America's AOC hosts first-of-its-kind virtual tour
The 601st Air and Space Operations Center, often referred to as America's AOC, recently benchmarked a new first as students of Collinsville Middle School in Collinsville, Okla., got a first-hand look...
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Departments of Interior, Agriculture honor MAFFS 7 crew
The U.S. Departments of the Interior and Agriculture is honoring the four North Carolina-based MAFFS 7 crewmembers killed during wildfire fighting operations July 1 by flying flags at half-staff today...
View ArticleMAFFS operations move west
Military C-130s equipped with the U.S. Forest Service's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems have moved staging operations from Cheyenne and Colorado Springs, Colo., to Boise, Idaho, and Salt Lake...
View ArticleMAFFS request modified for four C-130s
The U.S. Forest Service has modified its request for assistance for the MAFFS-equipped C-130s. The new request, received late yesterday, releases two of the six C-130s using Modular Airborne Fire...
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Colorado Reserve C-130s, crews continue aerial fire fighting
Two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing here, moved operations to Boise, Idaho, to continue to provide aerial fire...
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Air Forces Northern deploys JACCE teams to Vibrant Response 13
Air Forces Northern's Joint Air Component Command Element (JACCE) team deployed to participate in Exercise Vibrant Response 13, using the training venue to complete annual task force concept...
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AF medical team integral part of mass casualty exercise
The "walking wounded," arrived first to the field hospital set up by the 779th Medical Wing. The warbling siren from an ambulance heralded the arrival of patients on litters. The doctors, nurses and...
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Additional MAFFS aircraft head to Boise
The U.S. Forest Service has modified its request for assistance for the MAFFS-equipped C-130s. The new request, received late yesterday, tasks an additional two C-130s using Modular Airborne Fire...
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Air Forces Northern medical staff participates in Vibrant Response 13
Two medical experts from the Air Forces Northern (AFNORTH) command surgeon's office returned August 1 from an observation visit to Vibrant Response 13 exercise and described the visit as a valuable...
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Welsh 'humbled' to serve as Air Force chief of staff
The Air Force chief of staff flag passed to the service's 20th chief in a ceremony here Aug. 10. Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, a 36-year Airman, stepped into the position, taking over for Gen. Norton...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Air National Guard returns to MAFFS mission
The North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing will return to flying MAFFS Aug. 14, six weeks after four of the unit's Airmen were killed in a C-130 crash during a fire fighting mission in...
View ArticleU.S. Forest Service requests increase in MAFFS operations
Increased fire activity in the Western United States has prompted the U.S. Forest Service to call two additional MAFFS-equipped C-130s to resume operations by Tuesday. Those aircraft will come from the...
View ArticleCONR to fly air defense exercise in preparation for RNC
Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region fighters will be active prior to the Republican National Convention preparing to protect the skies around Tampa, Fla. Exercise Amalgam...
View ArticleAFNORTH ready to support Isaac relief efforts
Air Forces Northern (AFNORTH) has readied itself to provide military resources to civil authorities if requested as Hurricane Isaac works its way across the Gulf of Mexico with landfall expected to...
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CAP Making Area Pilots Aware of "No-Fly Zone" During Democratic National...
The North Carolina Wing is assisting the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region in ensuring area pilots are aware a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is being established by...
View ArticleMAFFS meets major mission milestone
Department of Defense Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System C-130s reached a major mission milestone on Friday, Aug. 24, by dropping the 2 millionth gallon of retardant for the season. MAFFS 5,...
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Operation NOBLE EAGLE mission won’t cease
As Isaac battered the Gulf Coast, the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and the 601st Air and Space Operations center never missed a beat. Charged with the aerospace...
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NIFC decreases MAFFS C-130s from six to four
The National Interagency Fire Center sent two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130s home over the Labor Day weekend, due to a decrease in fire activity. Two C-130s from the Wyoming Air...
View ArticleNIFC reduces MAFFS C-130 support
The National Interagency Fire Center modified its request for assistance decreasing the total number of Department of Defense MAFFS C-130s supporting U.S. Forest Service operations in the Western U.S....
View ArticleU.S. Forest Service deactivates MAFFS operations
The U.S. Forest Service deactivated the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped military C-130s due to favorable fire conditions in the West. The 153rd Air Expeditionary Group received the new...
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