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YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio-- Air Force Reserve Senior Master Sgt. Bill Rooks was instrumental in the design and maintenance of aerial spray application systems such as the Ultra Low Volume aerial spray nozzles used today during aerial spray missions. Used with the Modular Aerial Spray Systems (MASS) aboard four specially-modified C-130 aircraft at the 910th Airlift Wing, these systems are capable of dispering a half-ounce of product over an acre to control biting insects such as mosquitos, and biting sand fleas. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple


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YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio-- Air Force Reserve Senior Master Sgt. Bill Rooks was instrumental in the design and maintenance of aerial spray application systems such as the Ultra Low Volume aerial spray nozzles used today during aerial spray missions. Used with the Modular Aerial Spray Systems (MASS) aboard four specially-modified C-130 aircraft at the 910th Airlift Wing, these systems are capable of dispering a half-ounce of product over an acre to control biting insects such as mosquitos, and biting sand fleas. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple

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Tech. Sgt. Frank Serrao, an aerial spray maintenance craftsman with the 910th Maintenance Squadron, uses a flashlight to inspect the boom fittings for aerial spray nozzles here, March 24. Aerial spray maintainers come from traditional aircraft maintenance jobs, learning a unique skillset through on-job training to maintain the equipment for the Department of Defense’s only aerial spray mission. The aerial spray mission includes insect control, vegetation control on bombing ranges and oil spill neutralization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
Tech. Sgt. Frank Serrao and Tech. Sgt. Thomas Neiswanger, aerial spray maintenance craftsmen with the 910th Maintenance Squadron, remove nozzles from an aerial spray boom for inspection and cleaning here, March 24. Aerial spray maintainers come from traditional aircraft maintenance jobs, learning a unique skillset through on-job training to maintain the equipment for the Department of Defense’s only aerial spray mission. The aerial spray mission includes insect control, vegetation control on bombing ranges and oil spill neutralization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
Tech. Sgt. Frank Serrao, an aerial spray maintenance craftsman with the 910th Maintenance Squadron, uses a drill with a brush bit and soap solution to clean nozzle fittings on an aerial spray boom here, March 24. Tech. Sgt. Thomas Neiswanger, also an aerial spray maintenance craftsman, supports the boom while Serrao works. Aerial spray maintainers come from traditional aircraft maintenance jobs, learning a unique skillset through on-job training to maintain the equipment for the Department of Defense’s only aerial spray mission. The aerial spray mission includes insect control, vegetation control on bombing ranges and oil spill neutralization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
A close-up photo shows aerial spray nozzles set aside for cleaning here, March 24. Tech. Sgt. Frank Serrao and Tech. Sgt. Thomas Neiswanger, aerial spray maintenance craftsmen with the 910th Maintenance Squadron, removed the nozzle to clean and inspect an aerial spray boom assembly. The aerial spray system has several types of nozzles for different applications. The mission includes insect control, vegetation control on bombing ranges and oil spill neutralization. Aerial spray maintainers come from traditional aircraft maintenance jobs, learning a unique skillset through on-job training to maintain the equipment for the Department of Defense’s only aerial spray mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
Tech. Sgt. Frank Serrao, an aerial spray maintenance craftsman with the 910th Maintenance Squadron here, loosens the fitting for an aerial spray nozzle so that boom and nozzle may be cleaned and inspected, March 24. Aerial spray maintainers come from traditional aircraft maintenance jobs, learning a unique skillset through on-job training to maintain the equipment for the Department of Defense’s only aerial spray mission. The aerial spray mission includes insect control, vegetation control on bombing ranges and oil spill neutralization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
Lt. Col. Frank A. Galati, chief of standards and evaluation with the 757th Airlift Squadron, explains the details of a C-130 Spray Mission to Maj. Gen. Stayce Harris, 22nd Air Force Commander here Dec. 5, 2015. Col. Jeff Shaffer, aerial spray flight chief, listens in. Harris visited with Units of the 910th Airlift Wing during the December Unit Training weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James Brock)
Lt. Col. Frank Galati, chief of standards and evaluation, Lt. Col. David Tancer, director of operations, and Lt. Col. Jeffrey Shaffer, aerial spray flight chief, all with the 757th Airlift Squadron, discuss the aerial spray mission at the 910th Airlift Wing with Maj. Gen. Stayce Harris, 22nd Air Force commander, here Dec. 5, 2015. Harris visited with 910th units during the December Unit Training weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Brock)
Air Force Reserve Senior Master Sgt. Phil Aliberti, 910th Aerial Spray Maintenance Flight Chief, (right) talks with Ohio U.S. Senator Rob Portman, seated at the control console of one of the 910th Airlift Wing’s Modular Aerial Spray Systems (MASS), during the senator’s visit here, July 17, 2015. Portman’s office requested the visit to meet with YARS leadership and get an up close view of installation assets and the unit’s equipment including the wing’s unique mission as operators and maintainers of the Department of Defense’s only large-area, fixed wing aerial spray capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.)
A modified C-130 Hercules assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, starts up on June 19, 2015, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The C-130 and aircrew sprayed to eradicate mosquitos on the Joint Base Charleston Weapons Station. The aerial spraying was performed at night to increase the chances of eliminating mosquitoes while reducing the risk of contaminating bees. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jared Trimarchi)
910th Airlift Wing Commander Col. James Dignan, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS), Ohio, talks with Congressman Trent Franks, Arizona 8th district, on Capitol Hill here, June 25, 2015. Dignan visited the congressman’s office to discuss the 910th’s one-of-a-kind large area, fixed wing aerial spray capability as part of the commander’s Air Force Reserve Capitol Hill Visit program, June 24 and 25, 2015. 910th Citizen Airmen flying the unit’s C-130H Hercules aircraft provide growth control of invasive weeds at Luke Air Force Base’s Barry Goldwater bombing range, located in the congressman’s district, by treating the target areas with aerially sprayed herbicide. The primary purpose of the Capitol Hill Visit program is to assist Air Force Reserve commanders in improving and building on relationships established with congressional delegations and to increase their unit’s visibility with members of congress. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.
910th Airlift Wing Commander Col. James Dignan (far right), based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS), Ohio, talks with Congressman Bill Johnson, Ohio 6th district (far left); Congressman Tim Ryan, Ohio 13th district (second from left) and Congressman David Joyce, Ohio 14th district (third from left), during a meeting on Capitol Hill here, June 25, 2015. Also listening to the 910th commander is Mr. Ryan Keating, Congressman Ryan’s Deputy Chief of Staff (fourth from left); Mr. Felix Castro, Congressman Ryan’s Defense Legislative Fellow (fifth from left), and 910th Airlift Wing Vice Commander Col. Darryl Markowski (second from right). Dignan visited with the congressmen and their staffers to discuss the 910th’s mission as well as several issues concerning the unit and installation as part of the commander’s Air Force Reserve Capitol Hill Visit program, June 24 and 25, 2015. The primary purpose of the program is to assist commanders in improving and building on relationships established with congressional delegations and to increase their unit’s visibility with members of congress. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – A modified Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules tactical cargo aircraft, assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, conducts aerial spray operations at an altitude of approximately 100 feet above the ground over a target site on the Utah Test and Training Range near here, March 18, 2015. The C-130 is flying at the low altitude to control the placement of herbicide onto the selected target areas while conducting a two-week aerial spray mission over UTTR, March 9 – 20, 2015, to eliminate the an unwanted invasive weeds. The 910th, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, is home to the Department of Defense’s only large area, fixed wing aerial spray capability. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.