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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lonnie Brooks waits for an engine on a C-130 Hercules to shut down so crews can ready the aircraft for another firefighting mission from Channel Islands Air National Guard Stations, Calif., on Oct. 27, 2007. C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with the modular airborne firefighting systems are battling wildfires in Southern California.

Staff Sgt. Lonnie Brooks waits for an engine on a C-130 Hercules to shut down.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lonnie Brooks waits for an engine on a C-130 Hercules to shut down so crews can ready the aircraft for another firefighting mission from Channel Islands Air National Guard Stations, Calif., on Oct. 27, 2007. C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with the modular airborne firefighting systems are battling wildfires in Southern California.

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