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Two C 130 aircraft from the Air

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National Guard and Air Force Reserve

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are supporting wild land firefighting

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operations in California . At the

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request of the National Interagency

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Fire Center . The aircraft will operate

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out of Channel Island's Air National

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Guard Station in Port Hun name

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California under the direction of us

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Northern Command to assist in

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distinguishing multiple fires in the

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region . The C 130 s are equipped with

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modular airborne firefighting systems

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that can drop up to 3000 gallons of

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fire retardant in less than 10 seconds

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across a quarter mile line providing

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the critical capabilities needed during

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fire season . The air force

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installation and mission support center

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is modernizing infrastructure at Kadena

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Air Base , Japan to enhance search and

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rescue mission operations in the Indo

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Pacific . An investment of $157 million

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will deliver a state of the art ,

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helicopter rescue operations

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maintenance hangar to support Pacific

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Air Force combat search and rescue

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capabilities . Colonel George Nichols

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AFC EC facility Engineering directorate

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says modernizing facilities is the

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foundation to sustaining resiliency and

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improving mission capabilities . The

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Thomas and Barnes Center for enlisted

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education's foundations curriculum

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achieved full operational capability

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after nine months . Of course , testing

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and training . The Barnes Center

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developed foundations courses as part

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of the enlisted airmanship continuum ,

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focusing on enhancing the professional

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military education and development of

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total force , enlisted airmen and

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filling the gaps between legacy schools

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such as airmen , leadership school and

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the non commissioned officer academy .

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The foundation's courses will replace

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base level professional enhancement

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seminars beginning in October and have

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become prerequisite courses for

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enlisted professional military

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education . That's your look around the

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Air Force . I'm Technical Sergeant

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Vernon Young .