U.S. Air Force Col. Dave Bakos, 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard, prepares to drop a line of fire retardant while aboard a C-130J Hercules flying over the Deaton Cole fire in Val Verde County, Texas, May 3, 2011. The C-130 is equipped with the modular airborne firefighting system which is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1.5 million acres since January.