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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 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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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 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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Super Herc

A C-130J Super Hercules touches down at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 16, 2010. The new Super Herc is being delivered by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz to the 317th Airlift Group there. The base's first C-130J, named "The Pride of Abilene," is the first of 28 to be delivered by 2013 to replace the current aging fleet of C-130s. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Stephen Reyes)

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Super Herc

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz taxis a new C-130J Super Hercules to a parking spot at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 16, 2010. This was the first of 28 C-130Js to be delivered to the 317th Airlift Group there. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Stephen Reyes)

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Super Herc

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz waits to be introduced during a brief press conference at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 16, 2010, following his delivery of a new C-130J Super Hercules to the base. This was the first of 28 C-130Js to be delivered to the 317th Airlift Group there. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree Palacios)

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Super Herc

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz delivered this new C-130J Super Hercules April 16, 2010, to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. This was the first of 28 C-130Js to be delivered to the 317th Airlift Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree Palacios)

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Off we go

A C-130 Hercules takes off on a support mission April 6, 2010, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing provides expeditionary combat and combat support to U.S. and coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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Bagram Airmen provide support

A C-130 Hercules takes flight April 6, 2010 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing provides expeditionary combat and combat support to U.S. and coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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Bagram Airmen provide support

A C-130 Hercules takes off at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 6, 2010. The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing provides expeditionary combat and combat support to U.S. and coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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Night shift repair

Staff Sgt. Melvin Perry performs maintenance on a C-130 Hercules engine at an air base in Southwest Asia, March 27, 2010. Sergeant Perry is a flight engineer and deployed from the Air Force Reserve Command's 758th Airlift Squadron at Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ)

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Yokota maintainers use AFSO21 to improve C-130 inspection process

Airman 1st Class Garrick Kanen replaces a brush block on the engine of a C-130 Hercules March 16, 2010, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Each plane undergoes an isochronal inspection that consists of a 14-day detailed inspection before the plane is ready for re-launch. Airman Kanen is assigned to the 374th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Devin Doskey)

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Yokota maintainers use AFSO21 to improve C-130 inspection process

Airman 1st Class Branden Fox lowers an overhead instrument panel in the cockpit of a C-130 Hercules March 16, 2010, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Airman Fox is a 374th Maintenance Squadron crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Devin Doskey)

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Yokota maintainers use AFSO21 to improve C-130 inspection process

A C-130 Hercules undergoes an isochronal inspection March 16, 2010, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. An ISO inspection consists of a 14-day detailed inspection before the plane is ready for re-launch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Devin Doskey)

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Yokota maintainers use AFSO21 to improve C-130 inspection process

Toshio Shimida lubes a flap track on a C-130 Hercules March 16, 2010, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Each plane undergoes an isochronal inspection which consists of a 14-day detailed inspection before the plane is ready for re-launch. Mr. Shimida is assigned to the 374th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Devin Doskey)

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Yokota maintainers use AFSO21 to improve C-130 inspection process

Airman Shannon Harris pulls up a floor panel from a C-130 Hercules March 16, 2010, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Airman Harris is a 374th Maintenance Squadron crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Devin Doskey)

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Yokota maintainers use AFSO21 to improve C-130 inspection process

Master Sgt. Melvin Stewart briefs the rapid improvement event team on procedures of the isochronal inspection March 15, 2010, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Sergeant Stewart is assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan AB, South Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Devin Doskey)

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C-130J delivers supplies over Afghanistan

Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Kelly retrieves straps after an airdrop over Afghanistan March 2, 2010. Sergeant Kelly is deployed from the Rhode Island National Guard's 135th Airlift Squadron, and is from Baltimore, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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C-130J delivers supplies over Afghanistan

U.S. Air Force Airmen conduct an airdrop over Afghanistan, March 2, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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