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KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFPN) -- The final C-130J Hercules from the 403rd Wing here touched down after being forward deployed to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. The 403rd Wing mission, which includes the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron's "Hurricane Hunters" and the 815th Airlift Squadron's "Flying Jennies," fully reinstated its mission at Keesler after Hurricane Katrina damaged their home unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Babin)

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KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFPN) -- Reservists from the 41st Aerial Port unload a 5,000 pound generator from a C-130J Hercules. The aircraft returned home after flying missions out of Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., since Hurricane Katrina bashed apart its home base. The 403rd Wing mission, which includes the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron's "Hurricane Hunters" and the 815th Airlift Squadron's "Flying Jennies," fully reinstated its mission at Keesler after Hurricane Katrina damaged their home unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Babin)

Hurricane Wilma

HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. -- Members of the 70th Aerial Port Squadron unload relief aid from a C-17 Globemaster III here Oct. 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)

Hurricane Wilma

HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. -- Master Sgt. Dave Delgado (left) directs a K-loader operator as he unloads 26,000 pounds of prepackaged meals from a C-5 Galaxy here. Sergeant Delgado, a loadmaster assigned to the 433rd Airlift Wing, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, participated in the humanitarian relief effort Oct. 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)

Paris Air Show 2005 Kid

A young aviation enthusiast, Antoni Mazur of Poland, was invited to visit the U.S. Air Force's newsest airlifter the C-130J-30 June 16. Aircraft commander, Maj. Brian Freeman, 815th Airlift Squadron, described some of the new features in the J-model's "glass" cockpit. Computers and Heads Up Displays on the most recent in the Hercules line help improve situational awarness for pilots.

Spray 'em out

NEW ORLEANS -- A U.S. Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules from the 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, sprays Dibrom, a pesticide approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, over the city Sept. 13. The C-130 crew plans to spray the New Orleans area first, then other affected Gulf Coast areas as required. Crews will target are primarily mosquitoes and filth flies, which are capable of transmitting diseases such as Malaria, West Nile virus, and various types of Encephalitis. The C-130 is capable of spraying about 60,000 acres per day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)