Firefight in the Old Southwest

摘要

Under the direction of US Northern Command, six specially equipped Air Force C-130s tackled some 32 uncontrolled wildfires in Texas alone and more in Mexico's Coahuila state. Two Air Force Reserve Command Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson AFB, Colo., entered the fray first, deploying to Laughin AFB, Tex., reinforced days later by four Air National Guard C-130s.