Reservists talk to Congress about aerial spray mission

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Air Force Reserve Maj. Mark Briedenbaugh, an entomologist assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, speaks to a group of Congressional staffers here, June 8, 2010. Major Briedenbaugh and a small team of Citizen Airmen from the 910th spoke to the group about the unit's aerial spray mission and the wing's recent operations in the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.)

Citizen Airmen deliver aerial spray briefing on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON DC -- Air Force Reserve Maj. Mark Briedenbaugh, an entomologist assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, speaks to a group of Congressional staffers here, June 8. Major Briedenbaugh and a small team of Citizen Airmen from the 910th spoke to the group about the unit's aerial spray mission and the wing's recent operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The airlift wing's 757th Airlift Squadron is home to the Department of Defense's only large area, fixed wing aerial spray squadron. The 757th was part of the ongoing multi-agency effort to combat the massive oil spill resulting from the April 20th sinking of the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform. The airlift squadron completed their work as part of the initial repsonse force for the oil spill as civilian aerial spray assets became available to continue the oil dispersing mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.)

Citizen Airmen deliver aerial spray briefing on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON DC -- Air Force Reserve Maj. Mark Briedenbaugh, an entomologist assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, speaks to a group of Congressional staffers here, June 8. Major Briedenbaugh and a small team of Citizen Airmen from the 910th spoke to the group about the unit's aerial spray mission and the wing's recent operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The airlift wing's 757th Airlift Squadron is home to the Department of Defense's only large area, fixed wing aerial spray squadron. The 757th was part of the ongoing multi-agency effort to combat the massive oil spill resulting from the April 20th sinking of the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform. The airlift squadron completed their work as part of the initial repsonse force for the oil spill as civilian aerial spray assets became available to continue the oil dispersing mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.)

Aerial spray mission ends; crews return to Youngstown

C-130 aircraft and crews from the Air Force Reserve's 910th Airlift Wing prepare to leave Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, April 29, 2010, to support emergency oil-spill cleanup efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. The reservists returned to Youngstown on June 4. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.)

Hurriane Katrina Aerial Spraying

050913-F-3849M-001 Tech. Sgt. Jim Graves (left) and Staff Sgt. Tom Kocis, aerial spray maintenance technicians with the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, check recirculation valves during a pre-flight inspection of the Modular Aerial Spray System Sept. 13. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn David McCowan)

Aerial Spraying

050719-F-2585R-001 The Modular Aerial Spray System on Air Force Reserve Command C-130 aircraft can use a setting called ultra-low-volume and specialized spray boom nozzles like these to spread one-half to an ounce of chemical over an acre. The droplets need only be large enough to attach to the hair on a mosquitos leg to be effective. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple)