Lt Col. James Steward, 731st Airlift Squadron pilot with the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson AFB, flies a modular air fire fighting system equipped C-130 Hercules aircraftin support of the Waldo Canyon wild fire in Colorado Springs, CO on June 27, 2012. Four MAFFS-equipped aircraft from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings flew in support of the U.S. Forest Service as they fought fires in Colorado. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial fire fighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide.