LYONS, Colo. As part of the Biden-Harris Administrations Rural Infrastructure Tour, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced $131 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments to begin work on the USDA Forest Service’s 10-year wildfire…
Colorado Air Force Reserve, Wyoming National Guard and USDA Forest Service
Colorado Air Force Reserve, Wyoming National Guard and USDA Forest Service
Wildfire in Nederland. Image courtesy of thesource.com
Members of the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, and other firefighting agencies began a week of aerial wildland firefighting training on Monday. The training is conducted by the USDA Forest Service at Jeffco Airtanker Base.
“The Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) program provides an important supplement to our national air tanker capacity,” said Kim Christensen, deputy assistant director for operations for the USDA Forest Service. “This week is our opportunity to train with our military partners and recertify these important aerial firefighting resources.”