A crewmember of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter belonging to the Connecticut National Guard's 169th Aviation Regiment watches the Bambi bucket as the helicopter prepares to capture water from a local lake to dump on a brushfire burning on Lamentation Mountain in Berlin, Connecticut Oct. 23, 2024. This was the first time since 1995 that Connecticut National Guard aviation units conducted an aerial firefighting mission in state. (Photo by Timothy Koster)
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A CH-47 Chinook helicopter belonging to the Connecticut National Guard's 169th Aviation Regiment prepares to dump a Bambi bucket of water on a brushfire burning on Lamentation Mountain in Berlin, Connecticut Oct. 23, 2024. This was the first time since 1995 that Connecticut National Guard aviation units conducted an aerial firefighting mission in state. (Photo by Timothy Koster)
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A CH-47 Chinook helicopter belonging to the Connecticut National Guard's 169th Aviation Regiment prepares to gather water from a local lake to dump on a brushfire burning on Lamentation Mountain in Berlin, Connecticut Oct. 23, 2024. This was the first time since 1995 that Connecticut National Guard aviation units conducted an aerial firefighting mission in state. (Photo by Timothy Koster)
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Connecticut Army National Guard Sgt. Adam Osip, a CH-47 helicopter repairer assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, performs preflight inspections prior to takeoff simultaneously as a Connecticut Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, prepares to land at a makeshift helicopter landing zone, Berlin, Connecticut, Oct. 24, 2024. Since October 23rd, elements of the 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, and Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard have been assisting local and state firefighting agencies in containing the brush fire that has swept across Lamentation Mountain. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello)
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Connecticut Army National Guard Sgt. Adam Osip, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter repairer assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, looks through the center cargo hook hatch of a CH-47F Chinook transport helicopter as it sling loads a helicopter bucket over the Westview Highlands, Berlin, Connecticut, Oct. 24, 2024. As of November 1st, Connecticut Army National Guard aircrews have conducted 223 helicopter bucket drops to help contain the fire, utilizing approximately 255,320 gallons of water. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello)
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