Wyoming Air National Guard Deploys to Colorado Fires

The Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing was activated to assist within the Rocky Mountain region to support wild land firefighting efforts, Sunday.

Two Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s and crews equipped with the U.S. Forest Service's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System has been sent to Peterson Air Force Base, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. .  The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing, based at Peterson, also had its two MAFFS units activated.

The Wyoming Air National Guard is one of four military units nationwide equipped with the MAFFS II, capable of dispersing 3,000 gallons of fire retardant per load. Select aircrews from the 153rd Airlift Wing are certified annually, by the U.S. Forest Service, to fly the aerial firefighting mission.