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302 Airlift Wing Airmen Embody Agile Combat Employment Via Aerial Firefighting

Story by Staff Sgt. Laura Fitzmorris In January 2022, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., signed the service’s first doctrine publication on Agile...

A New Dash in Australia

After nine seasons in Victoria, the RJ85 has passed the “B391” baton onto Conair’s Dash 8-400AT C-FFQF.  This airtanker is now on standby at Avalon...

The Drop – Chance Encounters Form a Lifelong Passion

During my first solo in a helicopter, upon landing successfully for the first time with no assistance, the feeling I had was somewhat euphoric....

UAFA – Annual Meeting Success

The United Aerial Firefighters Association (UAFA), recently hosted its first annual members meeting in Boise, Idaho, which was a resounding success! With nearly 100...

Hellenic Air Force – Squadron 355

By Babak Taghvaee The Hellenic Air Force (HAF) has one of Europe's largest fleets of firefighting aircraft. On July 17, 2023, these aircraft became the...

Aerial Firefighting APAC 2023 – A Dubbo Success Story

When looking through the previous locations of the Tangent Link Aerial Firefighting series of conferences with names like Athens, Greece, Nimes, France, Sacramento, California...

New Technology and Collaboration Can End Destructive Wildfires

Wildfires are changing, and the way we manage them is struggling to keep up. Aerial firefighting has been at the forefront of firefighting innovation since...

Anytime, Anywhere The Dash Across the US

As Aero-Flite enters its 60th year in aerial firefighting operations, the company has its eye on expansion, increasing an already sizeable airtanker fleet, one...

The Bambi Bucket Turns 40!

For the last 40 years, the Bambi Bucket has been a popular aerial firefighting tool used to drop water or fire retardant on wildfires...

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