Airman 1st Class Colton Shirley, left, Airman Travis

Airman 1st Class Colton Shirley, left, Airman Travis Mader, center, and Tech. Sgt. Mike Konegni, with the 153rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Wyoming Air National Guard, based in Cheyenne, Wyo., place orange tape on a C-130 cargo plane identified for an aerial firefighting mission, in the western portion of the United States, Sept. 8, 2011. The tape helps other aircraft identify the plane as part of the coordinated firefighting efforts. The Wyoming Air National Guard C-130, assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing, will use the Modular Airborne FireFighting System II, to battle the wildfires. Two C-130s and 30 airmen, from the Wyoming Air National Guard, will be based in Boise, Idaho, to fight fires in Nevada, Utah and Idaho. The 153rd Airlift Wing is one of four Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units assigned MAFFS missions.

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