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- Channel Islands Air National Guard Base

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in Ventura, California, holds a special purpose.

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Airmen conduct training

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over the Modular Airborne FireFighting Systems,

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or MAFFS, for short.

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Colonel Bryan Allen of the California Air National Guard

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explains further.

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The Modular Airborne FireFighting System

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is a program that was established

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by a joint effort between the United States Forest Service,

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the U.S. Air Force, the Air National Guard

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^and the U.S. Air Force Reserve

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^back in the 1970's, with a specific purpose

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of fighting wild land fires.

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It has been used for over 45 years

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nearly every year to save lives and property.

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- [Voiceover] Alright.

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Start here.

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Ready. Ready. Drop.

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- [Voiceover] And that's your Minute Man Report.

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For more stories like this,

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visit NationalGuard.mil.

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