Photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 10.24.2024
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 Blackhawk transport helicopter from the 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, prepares to land at a makeshift helicopter landing zone, Berlin, Connecticut,......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 10.24.2024
Connecticut Army National Guard Sgt. Adam Osip, a CH-47 helicopter repairer assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, looks out the window of a CH-47F Chinook transport helicopter, Berlin, Connecticut, Oct. 24, 2024. Osip scans the horizon for other aircraft battling the Hawthorne brush fire, as well as any other potential hazards to his aircraft and fellow crewmates. (U.S. Army......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 10.24.2024
Connecticut Army National Guard Sgt. Adam Osip, a CH-47 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, Berlin, Connecticut, Oct. 24, 2024. Connecticut Army aviators dropped approximately 53,752 gallons, or 451,520 pounds, of water on fires that......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 10.24.2024
Connecticut Army National Guard Sgt. Adam Osip, a CH-47 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......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 10.24.2024
A helicopter bucket full of water, slingloaded by a Connecticut Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook transport helicopter, is emptied over the Hawthorne brush fire, Berlin, Connecticut, Oct. 24, 2024. Each helicopter bucket carried by a CH-47 Chinook is capable of carrying 2,000 gallons of water. As of November 1st, 2024, approximately 255,320 gallons of water have been dropped by Connecticut......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 10.24.2024
A helicopter bucket full of water, sling loaded by a Connecticut Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook transport helicopter, is emptied over the Hawthorne brush fire, Berlin, Connecticut, Oct. 24, 2024. Each helicopter bucket carried by a CH-47 Chinook is capable of carrying 2,000 gallons of water. As of November 1st, 2024, approximately 255,320 gallons of water have been dropped by Connecticut......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 10.24.2024
A helicopter bucket, sling loaded by a Connecticut Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook transport helicopter, is lowered into Silver Lake, Berlin, Connecticut, Oct. 24, 2024. Due to its proximity to Lamentation Mountain, Silver Lake was the primary location for retrieving water for use in aerial firefighting operations against the Hawthorne Fire. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello)...
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello | 130th Public Affairs Detachment | 10.24.2024
A helicopter bucket sling loaded by a Connecticut Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook transport helicopter travels above the trees and past a local residence, Berlin, Connecticut, Oct. 24, 2024. This helicopter bucket, also known as a helibucket, is capable of holding 2,000 gallons of water and is utilized by aircrews to perform aerial firefighting operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew......
