Air Force Airman 1st Class Reuben Chisholm, 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron, drags a fuel hose in order to refuel a C-130H Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing, Colorado Air Force Reserve, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 28, 2011. The C-130 is equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System(MAFFS) housed aboard a C-130 Hercules which is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. The 7th Bomb Wing has been supporting the 302nd AW and the 146th AW, California Air National Guard, with flightline operations while at Dyess AFB.

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