See the US military's special C-130 Hercules water bombers that are joining the LA wildfire fight

A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) equipped C-130 aircraft drops fire retardant on wildfires in Healdsburg, California.

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• The Pentagon deployed modified C-130 aircraft to aid in the fight against the Los Angeles wildfires.
• The wildfires spread rapidly due to strong winds and dry conditions, scorching over 30,000 acres.
• The C-130s can waterbomb wildfires with nearly 14 tons of fire retardant in less than five seconds.

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