Aircrews from the 146th Air Expeditionary Group (part of a unified military support effort of U.S. Northern Command to provide assistance to the U.S. Forest Service, state and local agencies, and the National Interagency Fire Center in battling large, uncontrolled wildfires throughout the nation) work with Air traffic controllers, lead pilots and maintenance crews to deliver retardant to fire-damaged areas. Here, aircraft MAFFS seven from the North Carolina Air National Guard taxies onto the runway to take-off to perform another MAFFS training mission in Greenville, S.C. NCANG Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Kerner.