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Solemn salute

SANTA ROSA COUNTY AIRPORT, Calif. -- Firefighters salute as the casket of firefighter Steven Rucker is taken from an Air Force C-130 Hercules here. Rucker, an engineer with the Novato Fire Protection District, died Oct. 29 in San Diego County's Cedar fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex J. Koenig)

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Hero honored

GILLESPIE FIELD AIRPORT, Calif. -- Novato firefighters Shawn Kreps (left) and Barrett Smith lead pallbearers carrying the casket of firefighter Steven Rucker into the cargo area of an Air Force C-130 Hercules here. Rucker, an engineer with the Novato Fire Protection District, died Oct. 29 in San Diego County's Cedar fire. Kreps, Smith and Capt. Doug McDonald survived the fire that claimed Rucker's life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex J. Koenig)

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California Fires

CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. -- A C-130 equipped with a modular airborne firefighting system helped fight wildfires in Southern California. Pentagon officials released the deployed aircraft and airmen back to their home bases Nov. 2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Dennis W. Goff)

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Fly Away

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Staff Sgt. Tonya Morrill keeps her M-16 ready as C-130 Hercules loadmasters Airman 1st Class Dan Maslowski (left) and Senior Airman Lee Lucas wait to offload cargo. A local training course in aircraft and aircrew protection trained Morrill and other security forces airmen before they traveled to unprotected airfields. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James A. Rush)

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Freedom Pick Up

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- A C-130 Hercules crew from the 379th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron lands here Oct. 30 to pick up patients and transport them to Germany for further treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Jenkins)

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Simi Valley Fire

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA -- A C-130E Hercules carrying the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Petersen Field, Colo., prepares to deliver flame retardant onto a wild fire in Simi Valley on Oct. 29. The aircraft were on station helping to quell the numerous fires ravaging California this fire season. Pilots flying eight Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo airplanes have dropped 129,600 gallons of retardant during 48 sorties and 32 flying hours as of Oct. 29. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bill Kimble)

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California Fires

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA -- A C-130E Hercules Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System from the 146th Airlift Wing at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif., makes a Phoschek fire retardant drop on the Simi fire here Oct. 28. Pilots flying eight Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo airplanes have dropped 129,600 gallons of retardant on the Simi fire during 48 sorties and 32 flying hours as of Oct. 29. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Dennis W. Goff)

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California Fires

CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. -- Lt. Col. Ron Boll, a C-130E Hercules Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System pilot, takes the right seat on a flight during a fire retardant drop on the Simi fire in Southern California on Oct. 28. Pilots flying eight Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo airplanes have dropped 129,600 gallons of retardant on the fire during 48 sorties and 32 flying hours as of Oct. 29. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Dennis W. Goff)

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California Fires

CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. -- - A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped C-130E Hercules from the 146th Airlift Wing here is reloaded with Phoschek fire retardant to be dropped on the Simi Fire in Southern California on Oct. 28. Pilots flying eight Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo airplanes have dropped 129,600 gallons of retardant on the Simi fire during 48 sorties and 32 flying hours as of Oct. 29. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Dennis W. Goff)

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California Fires

CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. -- A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped C-130E Hercules from the 146th Airlift Wing here is reloaded with Phoschek fire retardant to be dropped on the Simi Fire in Southern California on Oct. 28. Pilots flying eight Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo airplanes have dropped 129,600 gallons of retardant on the Simi fire during 48 sorties and 32 flying hours as of Oct. 29. (U.S. AIr Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Dennis W. Goff)

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Fighting the fire

CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. -- An Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft drops fire retardant on the Simi Fire in Southern California on Oct. 28. The modular airborne firefighting system-equipped aircraft is assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Koenig)

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silent helpers

BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Iraq -- Senior Airman Aaron Hillenberg stands at the back of a C-130 Hercules while waiting to taxi here. C-130s are one of the main Air Force assets that perform missions out of Basra. Hillenberg is a C-130 loadmaster deployed from the 96th Airlift Squadron at Minneapolis International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Sweet 16

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Air Force C-130 Hercules line up Oct. 24 before launching as part of a 16-aircraft formation flight and heavy-equipment drop competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason A. Neal)

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Fini-flight

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- People wait Oct. 28 for Lt. Col. Larry Hill, a 154th Training Squadron pilot, to leave his C-130 Hercules for the final time in his 34-year career. The colonel and his twin daughters -- Capts. Elissa Granderson and Leslie Hill -- flew his final flight together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Oldham)

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Fini-flight

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Lt. Col. Larry Hill, a 154th Training Squadron pilot, is all smiles as he flies a C-130 Hercules for the final time in his 34-year career Oct. 28. The colonel and his twin daughters -- Capts. Elissa Granderson and Leslie Hill -- flew his final flight together. Leslie was in the co-pilot seat with him for the first half of the two-hour flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Oldham)

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Fighting wildfires

FILE PHOTO -- Air National Guard C-130 Hercules equipped with modular airborne firefighting systems, similar to this one, are dropping thousands of gallons of retardant on the wildfires in Southern California. The fires have destroyed more than 830 homes and burned out more than 500,000 acres. California officials said the fires are responsible for at least 15 deaths. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryl McKamey)

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Routine maintenance

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman Matthew DiPasquale (left) and Senior Airman Nicholas Humphrey replace the mounting bracket on a C-130 Hercules aircraft tire-seal assembly here during routine maintenance. Both airmen are assigned to the 374th Maintenance Group's aircraft structural maintenance element. The element is responsible for structural repair and corrosion prevention of assigned C-130 aircraft here and more than 200 transit planes that stop over yearly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Routine maintenance

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Misty Tate uses a foot shear to slice a metal sheet used to fabricate aircraft parts here. She is assigned to the 374th Maintenance Group's aircraft structural maintenance element. The element is responsible for structural repair and corrosion prevention of assigned C-130 Hercules aircraft here and more than 200 transit planes that stop over yearly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Routine maintenance

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman Matthew DiPasquale (left) and Senior Airman Nicholas Humphrey replace the seal on a C-130 Hercules aircraft engine frame during routine maintenance here. Both airmen are assigned to the 374th Maintenance Group's aircraft structural maintenance element. The element is responsible for structural repair and corrosion prevention of assigned C-130 Hercules aircraft here and more than 200 transit planes that stop over yearly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Home again

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Khalid Kishtainy steps off a C-130 Hercules at Baghdad International Airport on Oct. 21. Kishtainy is an Iraqi novelist and columnist for the Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic newspaper in London. He was last in Baghdad in 1989 before he left for fear of his life. The former Saddam Hussein regime had two death sentences on Kishtainy for a book he wrote about the regime. The author grew up in Baghdad, and he considers it his hometown. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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