 One of the main reasons I joined the Wyoming Air National Guard is because this unit is one of four around the nation that actually gets to participate in the MAFs firefighting mission. So it's very unique in that sense that there's only a handful of people around the country that actually get to do this mission. I'm Staff Sergeant Kevin Gregg. I'm a C-130 loadmaster here at the Wyoming Air National Guard. Today we're prepping one of our aircrafts to be activated to go out to California and fight fires. So right now we're getting the plane configured and getting the MAFs unit loaded and then also test-fired to ensure everything works properly. MAFs stands for Modular Airborne Firefighting System. It's a roll-on roll-off firefighting tank, if you will. It's capable of holding 3,000 gallons of water or retardant, and it can be loaded on any C-130 aircraft and then therefore be used to fight fires. In order to be selected for the MAFs firefighting mission, you have to be hand-picked by the superiors and the squadron or the group that you work with. You have to be experienced and comfortable in the aircraft. The MAF system is really cool because the system is actually owned by the United States Forest Service. So we get to work closely with them, especially when we're out fighting fires. They're helping to service the system when we're out there coming in and out of the pits. We also get to work with Cal Fire very frequently when we're out fighting fires in California. For me, the most rewarding thing about being part of the MAFs community is being able to go out and fight fires that are threatening communities or areas of importance. So the cool thing about being a C-130 loadmaster is the capabilities of the aircraft. The aircraft can take you all over the world, get to do a lot of cool things, supporting the Army, drop in supplies and equipment to them, or drop in paratroopers themselves, and then Wyoming's unique in the fact that it has the MAFs firefighting mission and we get to go out and help our country fight fires.