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Aerial spray aircraft called in to fight Gulf oil spill

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YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio --  Aircraft and crews from the 910th Airlift Wing have arrived at a staging area in the Gulf coast region in anticipation of supporting emergency oil spill clean-up efforts.

"We are posturing to be ready to provide support to the ongoing emergency efforts if called upon," said Col Craig Peters, 910th Operations Group commander.

The 910th AW specializes in aerial spray and is the Department of Defense's only large area fixed wing aerial spray unit. The aerial spray capability is designed for larvicide and insect eradication, to provide vegetation control at bombing ranges and to disperse oil slicks.

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