Video by Sgt. Olivia Cowart | 25th Combat Aviation Brigade | 08.27.2025
Flight crews piloting two UH-60 Blackhawks and CH-47 Chinook assigned to the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade provide aerial firefighting support during an active vegetation fire at Scholfield Barracks, Hawaii, August 27, 2025. Flight crews use Bambi Buckets, a large bucket suspended from beneath the helicopter that is designed to quickly fill and drop water repeatedly on any terrain. (U.S. Army......
Video by Staff Sgt. Jorden Newbanks | Minnesota National Guard | 04.16.2025
Minnesota National Guard Aviators from the 34th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct their annual Operation Burn Out with the Minnesota Department of Natural Recourses with UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and CH-47 Chinook Helicopters at Camp Ripley Training Center near Little Falls, Minnesota, on April 16th, 2025. During Operation Burn Out, Minnesota National Guard Aviators lift water buckets, or......
Video by Staff Sgt. Seth LaCount | Alaska National Guard | 06.28.2024
An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter operated by aviators from the 207th Aviation Troop Command conducts Bambi Bucket training at Dishno Pond on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 28, 2024. During the fire suppression training, the UH-60 employed a Bambi Bucket filled with approximately 630 gallons of water. The training prepares the AKARNG aviators to respond......
Video by John Switzer | Fort Carson Public Affairs Office | 05.29.2024
The 4TH Combat Aviation Brigade conducts fire suppression training at Townsend Reservoir on Fort Carson, May 29, 2024.
Video by Staff Sgt. Terry Rajsombath | Joint Force Headquarters - Rhode Island National Guard | 04.14.2023
Aircrews operating two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the 1-126th Aviation Regiment, Rhode Army Island National Guard, provide aerial firefighting support to the large-scale brush fire in Exeter, Rhode Island, April 14, 2023. Using a specialized bucket that holds 660 gallons of water, the aircrews dropped approximately 43 thousand gallons of water. The brush fires scorched 700 acres before......
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Heuston | Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office | 09.21.2022
The Arkansas National Guard and the Arkansas Forestry Division conducted Bambi Bucket training during a controlled burn scenario, September 20-21, 2022. The exercise gave Soldiers with the 77th Theater Aviation Brigade an opportunity to target an active fire as directed by fire fighters on the ground. Staff Sgt. Kourtney Murray, 77th Theater Aviation Brigade Helicopter Repairer, explains......
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Heuston | Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office | 09.21.2022
The Arkansas National Guard and the Arkansas Forestry Division conducted Bambi Bucket training during a controlled burn scenario, September 20-21, 2022. The exercise gave Soldiers with the 77th Theater Aviation Brigade an opportunity to target an active fire as directed by fire fighters on the ground. Staff Sgt. Kourtney Murray, 77th Theater Aviation Brigade Helicopter Repairer, explains......
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Heuston | Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office | 09.20.2022
The Arkansas National Guard and the Arkansas Forestry Division conducted Bambi Bucket training during a controlled burn scenario, September 20-21, 2022. The exercise gave Soldiers with the 77th Theater Aviation Brigade an opportunity to target an active fire as directed by fire fighters on the ground. Wesley McKinney, Arkansas Forestry Division Fire Management Officer, explains the......
