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How MAFFS Turns Military Transports Into Aerial Firefighters

Simple Flying recently interviewed David Sarnoff, the Executive Director for the MAFFS program about MAFFS.

An F-35 crashed while landing in Alaska, with the pilot managing to safely eject from the malfunctioning aircraft.

Heather “Lucky” Penney of the Mitchell Institute lays out solutions to fixing the US Air Force’s fighter pilot crisis.

As an epilogue, Omega Air continues to refuel US aircraft with ex-Japan Airlines and Dutch KC-10 even after the Air Force retired them.

The US ANG saw an increase in deployments after 9/11 as the Air Force hunted down threats before they could reach the United States.

Only eight DC-10s remain operational around the world – mostly in the United States as firebombers and tankers.

Archer’s hiring of retired USAF Special Ops General Howell offers a peak into Archer’s military development.

The last country has retired the OV-10 with their retirement in the Philippines.

Efforts are being made to get the T-7A to Initial Operating Capability on-time.

These aircraft had impressive capabilities.