The tower of smoke from the Las Conchas wildfire can be seen from the “pits” the MAFFS equipped C-130s of the North Carolina Air National Guard are operating out of. (Photo by Capt. Benny Ward)
A MAFFS 7 of the North Carolina Air National Guard prepares to launch to disperse fire retardant on the Las Choncas wildfire that has already consumed over 100,000 acres of land.