Aug. 11, 2012 North Carolina Air National Guard returns to MAFFS mission The North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wingwill return to flying MAFFS Aug. 14, six weeks after four of the unit'sAirmen were killed in a C-130 crash during a fire fighting mission in SouthDakota."Charlotte's MAFFS 8 will replace MAFFS 9 from California, for three weekswhile the 146th
Aug. 6, 2012 A shadow falls over MAFFS activation this year On June 25, the California National Guard' s 146th Airlift Wing (AW) proudly entered yet another annual fight with U.S. Forest Service against wildfires, this time in the Rocky Mountain Region with flames threatening the Air Force Academy and new cadets in Colorado Springs, Colo. The threat to life
Aug. 6, 2012 Motorcycle Ride-In and BBQ Huge Success Vintage and top-of-the-line motorcycles from all over Southern California streamed through the gates this drill weekend to attend the wing safety program's inaugural "Motorcycle Show and Barbeque." Organized by the Motorcycle Mentorship Program, the event sought to bring together all
July 7, 2012 July Commander's View The 146th AW has been extremely busy the last couple of months with four inspections and the recent activation of MAFFS. The inspections went very well and I would like to thank everyone for their hard work and efforts. Special congratulations to the AES who were awarded an "Outstanding" for their
July 7, 2012 MAFFS drops continue in Cheyenne Firefighting support to the U.S. Forest Service is now based out of Cheyenne, Wyo. for the 27 members of the146th Airlift Wing (AW) who were activated one week ago, June 30, 2012. C130s equipped with MAFFS (Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems) arrived from around the country in response to