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110418-F-RM405-889
Airmen from California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing prepare a C-130J Hercules for firefighting operations at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 18, 2011. The C-130 is equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System(MAFFS) which is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land.

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Photo by: Staff Sgt. Eric Harris |  VIRIN: 110418-F-RM405-889.JPG