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    Alaska Army National Guard Black Hawk crews help fight Alaska fires [Image 3 of 27]

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    A U.S. Army soldier is hanging from the open door of a military helicopter, looking down at a forest fire burning below. The aerial perspective shows smoke rising from a forested area with a snow-capped mountain visible in the background. The soldier appears to be a crew chief or door gunner conducting aerial observation of the wildfire.

    KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    06.17.2015

    Photo by Sgt. Balinda ONeal 

    Alaska National Guard   

    Alaska Army National Guardsman Spc. Tanner Lauderback, a crew chief with 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, keeps a line of sight on the “Bambi Bucket” attached to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as he prepares to release water during a firefighting mission near Cooper Landing, Alaska, June 17. The Stetson Creek Fire is a result of lighting that struck the Kenai Peninsula portion of the Chugach National Forest on June 16. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Balinda O’Neal)

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    Date Taken: 06.17.2015
    Date Posted: 06.18.2015 19:29
    Photo ID: 2012003
    VIRIN: 150617-Z-CA180-003
    Resolution: 3648x5472
    Size: 4.97 MB
    Location: KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA, US
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