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Heavy smoke hangs in the air as the Poomacha Fire in northern San Diego County, Calif., continues to burn on Oct. 26, 2007. Crews on six specially equipped Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft are supporting firefighting efforts by strategically releasing fire retardant in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Roy A. Santana)


Smoke from Poomacha Fire

Heavy smoke hangs in the air as the Poomacha Fire in northern San Diego County, Calif., continues to burn on Oct. 26, 2007. Crews on six specially equipped Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft are supporting firefighting efforts by strategically releasing fire retardant in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Roy A. Santana)

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Air Force Reservist Master Sgt. Shawn Janowski of the 315th Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, interacts with Jaimie Kwasegroch, youth program director, while providing security during the U.S. Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon event in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina May 22, 2016. The Yellow Ribbon Program promotes the well-being of reservists and their families by connecting them with resources before and after deployments. (U.S Air Force photo/Master Sgt. James Branch)
Col. Erich Novak (right), 302nd Airlift Wing vice commander, looks on as a 302nd AW C-130H3 Hercules and its Air Force Reserve crew prepare to taxi for take off as the flying portion of the 2016 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System certification week begins in Ventura, Calif., May 3, 2016. The annual certification week, taking place May 2-6, brings together members of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve to be certified on operating MAFFS in the event of being called upon to support wildland fire containment. The wings include North Carolina's 145th AW; California's 146th AW; Wyoming's 153rd AW; and the AF Reserve's 302nd AW. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Stephen J. Collier)
Kim Christensen, National Interagency Fire Center deputy assistant director of operations for fire and aviation management, briefs members of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve on the U.S.'s 2016 wildland fire outlook during day one of the 2016 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System certification week in Ventura, Calif., May 2, 2016. The annual certification week, taking place May 2-6, brings together members of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve to be certified on operating MAFFS in the event of being called upon to support wildland fire containment. The wings include North Carolina's 145th AW; California's 146th AW; Wyoming's 153rd AW; and the AF Reserve's 302nd AW. Airmen from the Colombian air force were also on hand to observe how the U.S. Air Force responds to wildland fire support requests. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Stephen J. Collier)
Master Sgt. Angela Psket, a dedicated crew chief with the 440th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, right, and Staff Sgt. Darren Ricchiazzi, assistant crew chief serving as an augmentee with the 440th AMXS, recently earned rare black-letter flights on their C-130H2 Hercules aircraft, pictured, at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., November 2015. A black-letter is awarded when maintenance inspectors find no discrepancies on an aircraft prior to its flight, and is a very rare event for C-130 maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Justin Clark)
Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, poses with 302nd Airlift Wing Commander Col. Jack Pittman, Command Chief Master Sgt. Otis Jones, Jr., and other members of the wing during the Sherrard Award presentation at the 47th annual Airlift/Tanker Association Convention in Orlando, Fla, Oct. 31. The 302nd AW was recognized for their overall contributions to the Air Mobility and Total Force missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shaders Mitchell)
Air Force Col. Bruce Cox, 307th Bomb Wing commander, left, passes a guidon to Col. Denis Heinz, 489th Bomb Group commander, during the 489th BG Reactivation ceremony Oct. 17, 2015, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The unit will be furthering Total Force Integration, which aims to integrate active duty Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard components, by using the B-1B Lancers at Dyess for their mission and the 7th Bomb Wing’s mission . (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Quay Drawdy)
Loadmastsers with the 920th Rescue Wing inspect two RAMZ packs (Rigged Alternate Method Zodiac) in the back of a wing HC-130P/N King aircraft prior to a search-and-rescue mission. The packs each contain an inflatable Zodiac boat, an oxygen tank to inflate the boat, an outboard motor for the boat and medical equipment. When a survivor is spotted in the ocean, the RAMZ are pushed from the rear of the aircraft to parachute into the sea below. A team of pararescuemen follow, and once they’ve parachuted into the ocean, they assemble the RAMZ and use it to reach and rescue the survivor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Paul Flipse)
Air Force Reserve aircrew members load cannisters of sea dye into the flare launcher system of an HC-130P/N King aircraft prior to launching a search-and-rescue mission. The dye, which spreads into a large, bright flourescent green patch in seawater, is used to mark the location of a survivor during a search operation. The reservists are members of the 920th Rescue Wing, the Air Force Reserve’s only rescue unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Paul Flipse)
PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Air Force Reserve aircrew members load cannisters of sea dye into the flare launcher system of an HC-130P/N King aircraft prior to launching a search-and-rescue mission. The dye, which spreads into a large, bright flourescent green patch in seawater, is used to mark the location of a survivor during a search operation. The reservists are members of the 920th Rescue Wing, the Air Force Reserve’s only rescue unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Paul Flipse)
David Sparks, Senior Mortuary Chaplain at Dover Air Force Base, Del., leads a tour of civilian employers from Western New York through the Memorial Garden on Sept. 24, 2015, as part of a boss lift from Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. The tour was organized through the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, aimed to thank and educate civilian employers in Western New York who have shown support for their Military employees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Sawyer)
Members of the 914th Airlift Wing and local civilian employers pose in front of a C-130 Hercules aircraft after flying from Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. to Dover Air Force Base, Del., September 24, 2015, as part of a tour known as a boss lift. The tour was organized through the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, aimed to thank and educate civilian employers in Western New York who have shown support for their Military employees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Sawyer)
Swift Response 2015 was the largest combined airborne training on the continent since the end of the Cold War. The exercise included more than 4,800 participants from 11 NATO nations including Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain the United Kingdom and the United States. Three Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany to direct air operations for the multinational training exercise. (Courtesy photo)