302nd Airlift Wing pilot addresses MAFFS training for 2021

Credit: Staff Sgt. Laura Turner | Date Taken: 04/26/2021
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Lt. Col. Richard Pantusa, 302nd Airlift Wing aerial firefighting chief, discusses upcoming training with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System Apr. 26, 2021. The wing will be flying C-130H model aircraft fitted with MAFFS units between Colorado Springs and Jefferson County, Colorado, May 10-16. Certification training, sponsored by the USDA Forest Service, includes classroom sessions, flying and ground operations for Air Force aircrews, civilian lead plane pilots and support personnel from the USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and other state and federal firefighting agencies. (U.S. Air Force video by Laura Fitzmorris) B-Roll and interviews by:
 Staff Sgt. Jonathon Alderman, 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Jacqueline Marshall, 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Garrett Wake, 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard Courtesy video by (from DVIDS): Staff Sgt. Nicholas Carzis, 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jonathon Alderman, 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Jacqueline Marshall, 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Garrett Wake, 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard Master Sgt. Dan Butterfield, Joint Force Headquarters - Wyoming National Guard