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The dawn of YARS’s electronic aerial spray

Master Sgt. Abby Stevenson and Tech. Sgt. Ethan Sanchez, aerial spray qualified loadmasters assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron, run preflight checks on a modular aerial spray system aboard an aerial spray modified C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, on March 14, 2023, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Hill AFB was the first aerial spray mission to use the 910th AW’s new electronic modular aerial spray system alongside one of the unit’s legacy MASS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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The dawn of YARS’s electronic aerial spray

Senior Master Sgt. Rob Mitchell and Senior Airman Eric Martin, aerial spray qualified loadmasters assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron, run preflight checks on a modular aerial spray system aboard an aerial spray modified C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, on March 14, 2023, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Hill AFB was the first aerial spray mission to use the 910th AW’s new electronic modular aerial spray system alongside one of the unit’s legacy MASS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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The dawn of YARS’s electronic aerial spray

Tech. Sgt. Ethan Sanchez, an aerial spray qualified loadmaster assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron, runs preflight checks on a modular aerial spray system aboard an aerial spray modified C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, on March 14, 2023, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Hill AFB was the first aerial spray mission to use the 910th AW’s new electronic modular aerial spray system alongside one of the unit’s legacy MASS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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Prototype system tested for unit's unique mission

A C-130H Hercules performs an aerial pesticide application pass using a prototype modular aerial spray system during a test flight at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The prototype system looks to replace the unit's decades old modular aerial spray system. The 910th Airlift Wing operates the Department of Defense's only large-area, fixed-wing aerial spray capability to eliminate pest and disease-carrying insects, remove invasive and wildfire-causing vegetation and disperse oil spills in large bodies of water. (U.S. Air Force photo Eric M. White)
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Prototype system tested for unit's unique mission

Master Sgt. Theodore Clever III and Capt. Philip Savitsky, both members of the Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation Squadron, review mission details prior to the initial test flight of a prototype modular aerial spray system, July 25, 2022, at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The prototype system looks to replace the 910th Airlift Wing's decades old modular aerial spray system. The 910th Airlift Wing operates the Department of Defense's only large-area, fixed-wing aerial spray capability to eliminate pest and disease-carrying insects, remove invasive and wildfire-causing vegetation and disperse oil spills in large bodies of water. (U.S. Air Force photo Eric M. White)
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Prototype system tested for unit's unique mission

Maj. Luke Stouffer and Maj. Ryan Cooley, both aircrew members assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron, watch preparations before flying a C-130H Hercules aircraft and installed prototype modular aerial spray system for its first test flight at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, July 25, 2022. The prototype system looks to replace the unit's decades old modular aerial spray system. The 910th Airlift Wing operates the Department of Defense's only large-area, fixed-wing aerial spray capability to eliminate pest and disease-carrying insects, remove invasive and wildfire-causing vegetation and disperse oil spills in large bodies of water. (U.S. Air Force photo Eric M. White)
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Prototype system tested for unit's unique mission

Crew members prepapre a C-130H Hercules aircraft and installed prototype modular aerial spray system for its first test flight at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, July 25, 2022. The prototype system looks to replace the unit's decades old modular aerial spray system. The 910th Airlift Wing operates the Department of Defense's only large-area, fixed-wing aerial spray capability to eliminate pest and disease-carrying insects, remove invasive and wildfire-causing vegetation and disperse oil spills in large bodies of water. (U.S. Air Force photo Eric M. White)
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An inside view: DoD Aerial Spray Certification Course

Capt. Deanna Scheff, medical entomologist assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, teaches aerial application and dispersant mathematics, Jan. 10, 2022, during the Department of Defense Category 11 Pesticide Applicator Training and Certification Course at Anastasia Mosquito Control District's headquarters, Florida. Every three years, the annual Cat. 11 course, commonly taught in Ohio, is taught in conjunction with the Florida Mosquito Control Association's annual fly-in. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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An inside view: DoD Aerial Spray Certification Course

Two Sailors attending the Department of Defense Category 11 Pesticide Applicator Training and Certification Course do swath mapping and spray area calculations, Jan. 11, 2022, at Anastasia Mosquito Control District's headquarters, Florida. Every three years, the annual Cat.11 course, commonly taught in Ohio, is taught in conjunction with the Florida Mosquito Control Association's annual fly-in. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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An inside view: DoD Aerial Spray Certification Course

Tech. Sgt. Dustin Moneypenny, a spray technician assigned to the 910th Spray Maintenance Flight, checks how far the 910th Airlift Wing's training modular Aerial Spray System has filled with water, Jan. 12, 2022, at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport. A 910th AW C-130H Hercules aerial spray demonstration was held as part of the combined Department of Defense Category 11 Pesticide Applicator Training and Certification Course and Florida Mosquito Control Association fly-in. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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An inside view: DoD Aerial Spray Certification Course

Tech. Sgt. Dustin Moneypenny and Staff Sgt. Kodi Wells, both spray technicians assigned to the 910th Spray Maintenance Flight, ready the 910th Airlift Wing's modular aerial spray system, Jan. 12, 2022, for a C-130H Hercules aerial spray demo at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport. The aerial spray demonstration was held as part of the combined Department of Defense Category 11 Pesticide Applicator Training and Certification Course and Florida Mosquito Control Association fly-in. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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An inside view: DoD Aerial Spray Certification Course

Capt. Deanna Scheff and Lt. Col. Mark Breidenbaugh, both medical entomologists assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, lay out droplet sample cards before a 910th AW C-130H Hercules aerial spray demonstration, Jan. 12, 2022, at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport. The droplet samples were collected to be analyzed during the combined Department of Defense Category 11 Pesticide Applicator Training and Certification Course and Florida Mosquito Control Association fly-in. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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An inside view: DoD Aerial Spray Certification Course

A 910th Airlift Wing aerial spray modified C-130H Hercules sprays water from its training modular aerial spray system during an aerial spray demonstration, Jan. 12, 2022, at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport. The aerial spray demonstration was held as part of the combined Department of Defense Category 11 Pesticide Applicator Training and Certification Course and Florida Mosquito Control Association fly-in. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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An inside view: DoD Aerial Spray Certification Course

A 910th Airlift Wing aerial spray modified C-130H Hercules sprays water from its training modular aerial spray system during an aerial spray demonstration, Jan. 12, 2022, at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport. The aerial spray demonstration was held as part of the combined Department of Defense Category 11 Pesticide Applicator Training and Certification Course and Florida Mosquito Control Association fly-in. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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An inside view: DoD Aerial Spray Certification Course

Lt. Col. Mark Breidenbaugh and Lt. Col. Jennifer Remmers, both medical entomologists assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, inspect droplet sample cards after a 910th AW C-130H Hercules aerial spray demonstration, Jan. 12, 2022, at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport. The droplet samples were collected to be analyzed during the combined Department of Defense Category 11 Pesticide Applicator Training and Certification Course and Florida Mosquito Control Association fly-in. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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An inside view: DoD Aerial Spray Certification Course

Senior Airman Bryce Cooper and Staff Sgt. Kodi Wells, both spray technicians assigned to the 910th Spray Maintenance Flight, sit in a Beaufort County South Carolina Mosquito Control aircraft, Jan. 12, 2022, at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport. It was the first time Cooper saw another mosquito control aircraft besides the 910th Airlift Wing's aerial spray modified C-130H Hercules aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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An inside view: DoD Aerial Spray Certification Course

Lt. Col. Jennifer Remmers, a medical entomologist assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, talks with a Sailor attending the Department of Defense Category 11 Pesticide Applicator Training and Certification Course, Jan. 12, 2022, about the wing's modular aerial spray system (background) as Senior Master Sgt. Tim Frease, a flight engineer assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron, talks to a Florida Mosquito Control Association attendee about the 910th AW C-130H Hercules aircraft (foreground) at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport. The Cat. 11 course was held in conjunction with the FMCA fly-in. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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910th entos conduct Aerial Spray Application Course at YARS

A piece of water-sensitive paper used during a field exercise designed to measure the effectiveness of an aerial spray application by a C-130H Hercules tactical cargo aircraft sits on the flightline here, May 6, 2021. The specially-treated paper changes color when hit with droplets of water sprayed from the C-130’s modular aerial spray system. The exercise was part of the Aerial Spray Application Course, held May 3-6, 2021, at YARS for a group of more than 20 pest management specialists from across the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.)
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910th entos conduct Aerial Spray Application Course at YARS

A 910th Airlift Wing C-130H Hercules tactical cargo aircraft, equipped with a modular aerial spray system, sprays water as part of a field exercise designed to measure the effectiveness of an aerial spray application ,May 6, 2021. The field exercise, conducted at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, was part of the Aerial Spray Application Course, held May 3-6, 2021 for a group of more than 20 pest management specialists from across the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.)
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910th entos conduct Aerial Spray Application Course at YARS

Lt. Col. Jennifer Remmers, a medical entomologist assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron, uses an anemometer to take a wind speed measurement prior to a field exercise designed to measure the effectiveness of an aerial spray application by a modular aerial spray system-equipped C-130H Hercules tactical cargo aircraft, May 6, 2021. The field exercise, conducted at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, was part of the Aerial Spray Application Course, held May 3-6, 2021 for a group of more than 20 pest management from across the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.)
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