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    25th Combat Aviation Brigade Helps Extinguish Waimea Wildfire [Image 2 of 5]

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    Two military utility helicopters, identifiable as UH-60 Black Hawks, are on the ground at what appears to be a remote or austere landing zone. The aircraft are painted in olive drab/dark green military colors and appear to be on a flat, arid terrain. A red object, possibly a collapsed windsock or equipment bag, is visible to the right of the foreground helicopter.

    POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

    07.31.2021

    Photo by Capt. Ryan DeBooy 

    25th Infantry Division   

    U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters assigned to 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, prepare to depart Bradshaw Airfield to help local firefighters extinguish a fire using a Bambi bucket near the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 31, 2021.

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    Date Taken: 07.31.2021
    Date Posted: 08.17.2021 23:24
    Photo ID: 6787244
    VIRIN: 210731-A-NH731-002
    Resolution: 756x567
    Size: 315.16 KB
    Location: POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HAWAII, US
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    An aerial photograph taken from a helicopter shows a wildfire suppression operation over a forested area. A Bambi bucket (helibucket) suspended by a long line is actively releasing water onto the burning vegetation below. Flames and heavy smoke are visible across a wide area of the forest canopy.
    Two military utility helicopters, identifiable as UH-60 Black Hawks, are on the ground at what appears to be a remote or austere landing zone. The aircraft are painted in olive drab/dark green military colors and appear to be on a flat, arid terrain. A red object, possibly a collapsed windsock or equipment bag, is visible to the right of the foreground helicopter.
    An aerial photograph shows a military-style helicopter (likely a UH-60 Black Hawk) conducting firefighting operations over a burn-scarred landscape. The helicopter appears to be lifting a water bucket (Bambi bucket) from a reservoir or water storage pond to combat a wildfire. The surrounding terrain shows extensive fire damage with large areas of blackened, burned vegetation contrasting with small patches of surviving green grass.
    A military helicopter, appearing to be a UH-60 Black Hawk, is conducting a water drop operation over an active grass fire using a suspended Bambi bucket (red/orange collapsible water container). Two yellow bulldozers are positioned on the ground near the burn area, likely creating firebreaks by pushing soil. The fire has already scorched a significant dark patch of grassland on a rolling hillside.
    A tandem-rotor helicopter, consistent with a CH-47 Chinook configuration, is conducting an aerial firefighting operation by releasing a large volume of water from a suspended bucket (helibucket) over a smoke-affected landscape. The water drop is creating a dramatic white cascade falling toward a treeline below. The surrounding terrain appears hazy and smoke-laden, indicating an active or recently active wildfire in the area.

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