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

One of the Air Guard's missions at home is to help fight wildfires. Catch up with Airmen in North Carolina as they conduct a Modular Airborne Fire-Fighting System (MAFFS) training. http://bit.ly/28LjVQn | U.S. Air National Guard Recruiting