U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Wilson, 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard, conducts pre-flight checks aboard a C-130J Hercules during firefighting operations at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 22, 2011. The C-130 is equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System(MAFFS) which is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. Wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land.