A California Air National Guard Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped C-130 drops retardant over Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to fight wildfire. (Photo by the 146th Airlift Wing Public Affairs, Released)
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Soldiers with the Oregon National Guard's 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment speak with a Josephine County Sheriff’s deputy and an Oregon State Police officer in Grant Pass, Ore., Aug. 1. Members of the 1-186 Infantry Battalion are assisting Douglas and Josephine County law enforcement agencies with road blocks and traffic control in evacuated areas near the Douglas Complex fires. (Photo by Sgt. Amy Elker, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)
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A Blackhawk helicopter from the Charlie Company, 7-158 Aviation, Oregon Army National Guard, takes off with a Bambi Bucket near Glendale, Ore., Aug. 2, in support of fire suppression efforts for the Douglas Complex fires. Five Oregon Army National Guard aircraft are assisting the Oregon Department of Forestry with fire suppression in southern Oregon including three HH-60M Blackhawk helicopters, one CH-47 Chinook helicopter, and one UH-72 Lakota. (Photo by Sgt. Amy Elker, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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Members of the Utah Army National Guard 2-211 Aviation Battalion battle forest fires in northern Utah Aug. 12, 2013. The National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk dropped more than 8,500 gallons of water in one day on two separate fires in northern Utah. The "State fire" started from a lighting strike eight miles west of Portage, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo Tim Chacon)
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An Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies past the Government Flats Complex fires after dumping a “Bambi” bucket of water on the fire near The Dalles, Ore., Aug. 21. The Oregon National Guard continues to support local authorities and first-responders fighting wild land fires throughout the state. (Photo by Spc. Matthew Burnett, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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