▁According ▁to ▁the ▁company , ▁the ▁aircraft ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁lay ing ▁down ▁a ▁sw ath ▁of ▁fire ▁ret ard ant ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁as ▁wide ▁as ▁. ▁ ▁A ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁nearly ▁ ▁allows ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁almost ▁anywhere ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁approximately ▁ 2 . 5 ▁hours . ▁The ▁Super T ank er ▁can ▁be ▁almost ▁anywhere ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁under ▁ 2 0 ▁hours . ▁ ▁Operation ▁ ▁The ▁Super t ank er ▁can ▁operate ▁from ▁any ▁air port ▁with ▁an ▁ ▁long ▁run way ▁and ▁suitable ▁facilities . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁aircraft ▁was ▁under ▁a ▁call - when - ne eded ▁( C WN ) ▁contract ▁with ▁California ▁Department ▁of ▁Forest ry ▁and ▁Fire ▁Prote ction ▁( Cal ▁Fire ) ▁and ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁Sac r amento ▁McC le ll an ▁Airport ▁outside ▁of ▁Sac r amento , ▁California . ▁ ▁Reg ulations ▁allow ▁for ▁five ▁individuals ▁that ▁are ▁not ▁crew members ▁to ▁be ▁carried ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁deck . ▁This ▁area ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁command ▁and ▁control , ▁mapping , ▁incident ▁monitoring ▁and ▁video / communic ations ▁operations . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Super t ank er ▁was ▁deployed ▁to ▁Israel ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁Mount ▁Car mel ▁forest ▁fire . ▁This ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁along ▁with ▁crew ▁and ▁util ities ▁don ated ▁by ▁other ▁international ▁fire ▁ag encies . ▁On ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1