Air Force Staff Sgt. Willeams Rolden, 146th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, California Air National Guard, prepares an Air Force C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft 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. Staff Sgt. Eric Harris

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