Airmen from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing, the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing and the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing gather at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 18, 2011, to prepare for wildfire fighting operations. The Airmen maintain and operate the Modular Airborne Firefighting System MAFFS housed aboard Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft. The MAFFS 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
Airmen from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing, the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing and the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing gather at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 18, 2011, to prepare for wildfire fighting operations. The Airmen maintain and operate the Modular Airborne Firefighting System MAFFS housed aboard Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft. The MAFFS 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. by Staff Sgt. Eric Harris
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