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Master Sgt. Steven Feliz, a 910th Airlift Wing aerial spray maintainer, inspects nozzles on a wing boom for the Modular Aerial Spray System (MASS) on a Youngstown C-130H Hercules aircraft here, Jan. 4, 2017. The 910th Airlift Wing operates the Department of Defense’s only aerial spray mission to control the spread of disease by eliminating pest insects, remove invasive vegetation and disperse oil spills in large bodies of water. The system typically uses booms that run through a port in the aircrew door, extending from the side of the aircraft. Aerial spray maintainers and operators still occasionally install and test the wing-mounted boom system to use for some applications. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric White) Maintainers prep Herc for unique training
Master Sgt. Steve Feliz, a 910th Airlift Wing aerial spray maintainer, inspects nozzles on a wing boom for the Modular Aerial Spray System (MASS) on a Youngstown C-130H Hercules aircraft here, Jan. 4, 2017. The 910th Airlift Wing operates the Department of Defense’s only aerial spray mission to control the spread of disease by eliminating pest
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Master Sgt. Kahleef Graham, a C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft loadmaster and a Modular Aerial Spray System (MASS) operator assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron, observes as Tech. Sgt. Richard Demchuk, a C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft loadmaster assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron, goes through a functions checklist in a hangar here, April 3, 2016. Demchuk was completing a specialized certification to perform his dual role as a MASS operator for the Department of Defense’s only aerial spray capability. For more information about the 910th Airlift Wing’s Air Force Reserve special mission, click on the following link: http://www.youngstown.afrc.af.mil/About/FactSheets/Display/tabid/865/Article/178927/aerial-spray-mission.aspx (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.) Loadmasters train on aerial spray system
Master Sgt. Kahleef Graham, a C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft loadmaster and a Modular Aerial Spray System (MASS) operator assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron, observes as Tech. Sgt. Richard Demchuk, a C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft loadmaster assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron, goes through a functions checklist in a hangar here, April 3,
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