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 "Bambi Buckets," which can hold between 100 and 2,500 gallons of water, depending on the helicopter, onto controlled burn fires across Camp Ripley's 53,000 square miles of training area (Minnesota National Guard Video by - Mr. Tony Housey, Camp Ripley Public Affairs)
Members of the 201st Airlift Squadron and 213th Maintenance Squadron, 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard (DCANG), demonstrated their dedication to service and preparedness as they transported multiple senior level dignitaries onboard a C-40 to the funeral services of Pope Francis in Vatican City.
