A C-130 Hercules aircraft uses a modular airborne firefighting system (MAFFS) to spread fire retardant
A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft uses a modular airborne firefighting system (MAFFS) to spread fire retardant to fight the Waldo Canyon wildfire in Colorado Springs, Colo., on June 28, 2012. Four MAFFS-equipped aircraft with the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings are flying in support of the U.S. Forest Service. The Waldo Canyon fire, which started June 23, 2012, has burned several hundred homes and forced large-scale evacuations in Colorado Springs and at the U.S. Air Force Academy.