U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Robert Barry, 146th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, California Air National Guard, disconnects the fire retardant fill hose from the Modular Airborne Firefighting System(MAFFS) installed on a C-130J Hercules during firefighting operations at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 26, 2011. MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. Wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)
110426-F-RM405-308.JPG Photo By: SSgt Eric Harris

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Robert Barry, 146th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, California Air National Guard, disconnects the fire retardant fill hose from the Modular Airborne Firefighting System(MAFFS) installed on a C-130J Hercules during firefighting operations at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 26, 2011. MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. Wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)


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