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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Marc Garnsey and Senior Master Sgt. Vergel De Dios conduct preflight checks on the Modular Airborne Firefighting System in a C-130J Hercules aircraft on Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 26, 2011. Garnsey and De Dios are assigned to the 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Marc Garnsey and Senior Master Sgt. Vergel De Dios conduct preflight checks on the Modular Airborne Firefighting System in a C-130J Hercules aircraft on Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 26, 2011. Garnsey and De Dios are assigned to the 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Marc Garnsey and Senior Master Sgt. Vergel De Dios conduct preflight checks on the Modular Airborne Firefighting System in a C-130J Hercules aircraft on Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 26, 2011. Garnsey and De Dios are assigned to the 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard.

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