A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard releases fire retardant over the trees in the mountains above Palm Springs, Calif., July 19, 2013.
The unit was activated to assist the community in fighting wildfires. (DoD photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Carzis, U.S. Air National Guard/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr