Airmen prepare several C-130 Hercules for wildfire fighting operations across Texas April 18, 2011, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. These C-130s are equipped with Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems, which are capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than 5 seconds. The wildfires have spread across parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land.
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