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Master Sgt. Jeff Hardsock,302nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flight line expediter, inspects the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System nozzle attached to an Air Force Reserve Command C-130 Hercules aircraft at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 6, 2018.

MAFFS: Colorado reservists activated to support fire suppression missions in Western U.S.

Air Force Master Sgt. Jeff Hardsock, 302nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flight line expediter, inspects the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System nozzle attached to an Air Force Reserve Command C-130 Hercules aircraft at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Aug. 6, 2018. A 302nd AMXS maintenance team installed the system in preparation for a MAFFS activation supporting fire-suppression efforts in the western United States. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin R. Norton

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