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ISR demo

Airman 1st Class Marshall Dils guides an EC-130H Compass Call aircraft out of its parking spot and down the taxiway as it prepares to fly a training mission in support of Empire Challenge 10, a joint and coalition intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance interoperability demonstration from July 26 to Aug. 13, 2010, staged primarily from Fort Huachuca, Ariz. Airman Dils is a member of the 755th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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Maintainers keep heart of Air Force pumping

Members of the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron remove a damaged propeller from a C-130J Hercules aircraft Aug. 8, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Renni Thornton)

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Polar research

An LC-130 Hercules from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing based out of Scotia, N.Y., flies July 28, 2010, over Greenland, on a mission to resupply the remote science research outposts there. The 109th Airlift Wing is the only military unit in the world to fly such aircraft and has flown missions to Greenland since 1975. The unit now provides airlift support to the National Science Foundation's polar research program here. (Department of Defense photo/Fred W. Baker III)

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Polar research

Scientists and others wave goodbye to fellow workers July 28, 2010, at a remote science research site in Greenland. The New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing is the only military unit in the world to fly the ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules and has flown missions to Greenland since 1975. The unit now provides airlift support to the National Science Foundation's polar research program here. (Department of Defense photo/Fred W. Baker III)

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MC-130P Combat Shadow

An MC-130P Combat Shadow from the 17th Special Operations Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, begins its takeoff roll on the runway in 2003 at Udon Thani, Thailand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Henderson)

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Guard members respond to fires

A C-130 Hercules from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing at Channel Island ANG Station, Calif., drops water over the treetops during annual training in South Carolina. The unit was the first to transition to the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems 2 system in 2008, and it remains the only unit flying the new system on the C-130 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nicholas Carzis)

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Fireworks Celebration

Fireworks burst over Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 3, 2010. The day kicked off with the Firecracker 5K run and continued with a wide variety of activities throughout the day including go-carts, a petting zoo, live entertainment, food and fireworks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Fireworks Celebration

Fireworks burst over Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 3, 2010. Airmen from the 374th Force Support Squadron provided Yokota residents and their guests with events for all ages. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Fireworks Celebration

Fireworks burst over Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 3, 2010. Airmen of the 374th Force Support Squadron provided Yokota residents and their guests with events for all ages. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Fireworks Celebration

Fireworks burst over Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 3, 2010. Members of the 374th Force Support Squadron started the day with the Firecracker 5K run and continued with a wide variety of activities throughout the day including go-carts, a petting zoo, live entertainment, food and fireworks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Fireworks Celebration

Fireworks burst over Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 3, 2010. The day kicked off with the Firecracker 5K run and continued with a wide variety of activities throughout the day provided by Airmen with the 374th Force Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Fireworks Celebration

Fireworks burst over Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 3, 2010. Airmen from the 374th Force Support Squadron started the day with the Firecracker 5K run and continued with a wide variety of activities throughout the day including go-carts, a petting zoo, live entertainment, food and fireworks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Deepwater Horizon Response

A C-130 Hercules aircrew drops an oil dispersing chemical May 5, 2010, into the Gulf of Mexico as part of the Deepwater Horizon Response effort. Members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 910th Airlift Wing are in Mississippi to assist with response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The C-130 aircrew is from the 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

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Hitting the mark

A C-130 Hercules drops water over the treetops while training with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System near Greenville, S.C., April 28, 2010. The aircraft is from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nicholas Carzis)

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I've got to wear shades

An Airman works on a returning C-130 Hercules April 28, 2010, at the Donaldson Airport in Greenville, S.C. The C-130 aircrew began annual training and certification on the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System in Greenville from April 26 to April 30. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nicholas Carzis)

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Hitting the mark

A C-130 Hercules drops water over the treetops while training with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System near Greenville, S.C., April 28, 2010. The aircraft is from the 146th Airlift Wing at Channel Islands Air National Guard Base at Point Mugu, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nicholas Carzis)

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Getting ready for the fire season

C-130 Hercules loadmasters with the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing activate a Modular Airborne Firefighting System II unit April 22, 2010, during a MAFFS wet-fire test at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Airmen test fired the new "MAFFS II" system in preparation for the U.S. Forest Service's upcoming MAFFS certification week in Greenville, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Air Force officials unveil recue aircaft model

The HC/MC-130 Super Hercules aircraft are produced at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company. Each aircraft goes through 13 different stations during production. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force officials unveil rescue aircraft model

The HC-130J Super Hercules aircraft will replace the older version of the C-130 and has an improved diagnostic system, a universal air refueling receptacle and enhanced generators that enable aircrews to power more equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman)

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Air Force officials unveil rescue aircraft model

The second HC-130J Super Hercules to be manufactured sits in the final stage of production April 19, 2010, at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman)

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