Tucson, Ariz. ? C-130 Aircraft flown by the 145th Airlift Wing, an Air National Guard unit from Charlotte, NC maneuvers close while contour flying to drop a load of simulated retardant during Modular Aerial Fire Fighting training May 3-9 in the Coronado N

Tucson, Ariz. (May 6, 2009) ? C-130 Aircraft flown by the 145th Airlift Wing, an Air National Guard unit from Charlotte, NC maneuvers close while contour flying to drop a load of simulated retardant during Modular Aerial Fire Fighting training May 3-9 in the Coronado National Forest of Southeastern Arizona. The 145th AW is a contingent of the 302nd 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. The 145th AW is performing upgrade and initial training of aircrews, maintenance crews, and aviation resource management staff as they and three other Airlift Wings from Colorado, California and Wyoming qualify for MAFFS operations in Annual training exercises this week. (Photo by MSgt Dan Beaudreau)