The Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) is a self-contained unit used for aerial firefighting that can be loaded onto a Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a military cargo transport, which then allows the aircraft to be used as an air tanker against wildfires. This allows the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to use military aircraft from the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve to serve as an emergency backup resource to the civilian air tanker fleet. Congress established the MAFFS program after th

Cockpit view of a C-130 MAFFS (Modular Airborne FireFighting System) training mission. You can see the lead plane mark the drop location with white smoke! Thanks for the video Mr Anonymous follower! | Combat Learjet

8.1K views · 114 reactions | HAPPENING NOW: Cal Guard's MAFFS 6, a modular airborne firefighting system equipped C-130 Hercules from the 146th Airlift Wing, flies over the #HolyFire in Orange County and Cleveland National Forest. #KeepingCaliforniaSafe #NationalGuard #OneTeamOneFight #CAfires #CAwildfires #OrangeCounty #SoCal The National Guard General Joseph L. Lengyel Command Chief Master Sergeant of the Air National Guard | California National Guard | Facebook