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    Alaska National Guard aircrew battle wildfire [Image 28 of 38]

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    A military-style helicopter, consistent with a UH-60 Black Hawk, is conducting aerial firefighting operations over a heavily forested mountain slope engulfed in wildfire. The helicopter is carrying a suspended Bambi bucket (helibucket) and actively releasing water onto the burning terrain below. Dense white and gray smoke fills the majority of the frame, obscuring much of the hillside vegetation.

    ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    07.20.2016

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Balinda ONeal 

    Alaska National Guard   

    An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, drops approximately 700 gallons of water from a “Bambi Bucket” onto the McHugh Creek fire near Anchorage, July 20, 2016. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Balinda O’Neal Dresel)

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    Date Taken: 07.20.2016
    Date Posted: 07.20.2016 21:35
    Photo ID: 2733515
    VIRIN: 160720-Z-CA180-140
    Resolution: 3648x5472
    Size: 1.89 MB
    Location: ALASKA, US
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