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Interview With Springs Firefighter in California
October 25, 2007 6:24 PM
To listen to an interview with Master Sergeant Pamela Ammon of the 302nd Airlift Wing, click here.
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Roy A. Santana
U.S. Northern Command also supplied us with this video of C-130s fighting the California wildfires
U.S. Northern Command in Colorado Springs issued this press release at 1:30 Thursday morning, Oct. 25, 2007
CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. At the request of the local incident commander Wednesday afternoon, five Air National Guard and Reserve C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System flew their first missions in support of the California wildfires. The aircraft, under operational control of U.S. Northern Command, were tasked to attack the Poomacha fire burning in San Diego County. The five aircraft came from three units; the 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo, 153rd AW, Cheyenne, Wy, and the 145th AW from Charlotte, N.C. All aircraft successfully completed their missions and have returned to base. Operations will resume Thursday morning.
Posted by Eric Whitney on October 25, 2007 6:24 PM | Permalink
