Airmen from 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard and the 302nd Airlift Wing, Colorado Springs Air Force Reserve, conduct firefighting operations at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 27, 2011. The Airmen maintain and operate the Modular Airborne Firefighting System(MAFFS) housed aboard a C-130 Hercules 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)