Dropping an oil-dispersing chemical into the Gulf of Mexico
A C-130 Hercules from the Air Force Reserve Command's 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station, Ohio, drops an oil-dispersing chemical into the Gulf of Mexico May 5, 2010, as part of the Deepwater Horizon Response effort. Members of the 910th Airlift Wing are in Mississippi to assist with response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Airmen in the 910th AW specialize in aerial spray and it is the Department of Defenses only large-area, fixed-wing aerial spray unit. (USAF)10Spill0505-F-0848C-294