Air Force Tech Sgt. Mike Porter, foreground, an aerial gunner with the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, and Brent Bolin, the aviation manager of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, fly aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter while evaluating the effectiveness of water drops on the Jawbone Complex wildfire Aug. 15, 2012, in Kern County, Calif. After three days of flying aerial firefighting missions, two of the wing?s helicopters dropped a total of 58,000 gallons of water in Tehachapi, Calif. ( Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julie Avey/Released) Cali


Air Force Tech Sgt. Mike Porter, foreground, an aerial gunner with the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, and Brent Bolin, the aviation manager of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, fly aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter while evaluating the effectiveness of water drops on the Jawbone Complex wildfire Aug. 15, 2012, in Kern County, Calif. After three days of flying aerial firefighting missions, two of the wing?s helicopters dropped a total of 58,000 gallons of water in Tehachapi, Calif. ( Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julie Avey/Released) California Wildfires 2012 120815-Z-UF872-368


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