Air Force Tech. Sgt. Marc Garnsey, 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard, and Senior Master Sgt. Vergel De Dios conduct pre-flight checks on the Modular Airborne Firefighting System installed in a C-130J Hercules at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 26. MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. 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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