U.S. Air Force Maj. Kevin DeHart, 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard, prepares to drop a line of fire retardant while aboard a C-130J Hercules over West Texas, April 27, 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. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)