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  • A C-130 Hercules assigned to the Air Force Reserve 757th Airlift Squadron flies over the Utah Test and Training Range Oct. 24, 2019, during an aerial spray operation.

    C-130 weed killer

    How does the Air Force kill weeds to make fire breaks in hazardous areas of the Utah Test and Training Range? It uses a C-130 assigned to the U.S. Air Force Reserve 757th Airlift Squadron stationed at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio.
  • A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron, Youngstown, Ohio, awaits main engine start-up, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, August 1, 2017.

    Mosquito spraying comes full circle

    In 1947, the U.S. Air Force activated the 4500th Aerial Spray Flight, whose mission was to minimize vector borne diseases and reduce troop loss during the war, at Langley Field.
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