The Modular Airborne Firefighting System, like the one pictured here, is housed aboard a C-130 Hercules, and is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than 5 seconds. Airmen will use MAFFS-equipped C-130s to fight wildfires which have spread across parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)