The Redding, California Record Searchlight has an article about the Air Attack Management class currently underway at the Northern California Training Center in Redding. The class involves actual water drops from air tankers and helicopters in the field. The students spent last week in a classroom and a flight simulator at McClellan Air Force Base.
Here is a video from the site about the interior of an S-2T air tanker.
The Air Attack Management class satisfies the training requirement for the positions of Helicopter Coordinator, Air Tanker Coordinator, and Air Tactical Group Supervisor.
