▁clean up ▁exer cis es ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military ▁has ▁a ▁capable ▁response ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁emer gency . ▁The ▁ 9 1 0 th ▁Airl ift ▁W ings ▁ 7 5 7 th ▁AS , ▁DO D ' s ▁only ▁fixed ▁Aer ial ▁Sp ray ▁System ▁cert ified ▁by ▁the ▁E PA ▁to ▁dis per se ▁p estic ides ▁on ▁DO D ▁property ▁spread ▁oil ▁dispers ants ▁onto ▁the ▁Deep water ▁Hor izon ▁oil ▁sp ill ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Coast ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 5 - week ▁mission , ▁the ▁Y AR S ▁air cre ws ▁fle w ▁ 9 2 ▁sort ies ▁and ▁sp rayed ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁acres ▁with ▁nearly ▁ 1 4 9 , 0 0 0 ▁gall ons ▁of ▁oil ▁dispers ant ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁the ▁oil . ▁The ▁Deep water ▁Hor izon ▁mission ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁US ▁used ▁the ▁oil ▁dispers ing ▁cap ability ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 1 0 th ▁A W — its ▁only ▁large ▁area , ▁fixed - wing ▁aer ial ▁sp ray ▁program — in ▁an ▁actual ▁sp ill ▁of ▁national ▁significance . ▁The ▁Air ▁Force ▁Reserve ▁Command ▁announced ▁the ▁ 9 1 0 th ▁Airl ift ▁Wing ▁has ▁been ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Out standing ▁Unit ▁Award ▁for ▁its ▁out standing ▁achiev ement ▁from ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁through ▁