Plane Crash at South Dakota Wildfire
Monday, July 2nd, 2012
Lt. Col Paul Mikeal a C-130 pilot assigned to the 145th Airlift Wing, runs thru the departure checklist before departing for Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., to support fire fighting throughout the Rocky Mountain area using the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Christiansen
USNORTHCOM July 2, 2012:
The military C-130 aircraft activated to assist with the Rocky Mountain region’s firefighting efforts will not operate today.
The fleet will spend the day to get the MAFFS crews together to “reflect, reset and review,” said Col. Jerry Champlin, 153rd Air Expeditionary Group commander. “We all need to make sure our crews and planes will be ready to re-engage in the mission safely,” he added.
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