MAFFS Activates

Technicians perform repairs on a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) in the cargo bay of a C-130J of the 146th Airlift Wing at Channel Islands Air National Guard Base in Port Hueneme, California, Dec. 9, 2017. The MAFFS units, which are owned by the U.S. Forestry Service, can be loaded and made ready for operations in about three hours. A mixture of water and fire-retardant chemicals is deployed through a nozzle attached to an orange door the replaces the paratroop door on the C-130J. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

PHOTO BY: J.M. EDDINS, JR.
VIRIN: 180125-F-LW859-9006.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D810

LENS

14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/80

ISO

1600

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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