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Caption:
A C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air
Force Base, Colo., drops fire retardant on the Manter fire in
California's Sequoia National Forest. The modified C-130 delivers 2,700
pounds of fire retardant in three seconds. The 302nd is deployed to a
Modular Airlift Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) forward operating location
at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station. The 302nd is one of four
military organizations that responds to requests for fire suppression
support from the Department of Agriculture and U.S. Forest Service. The
Manter Fire has over 1,700 personnel dedicated to fire suppression and
has burned more than 60,000 acres in Sequoia. (U.S. Air Force Photo by
Tech. Sgt. Lono Kollars)
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