Chief Warrant Officer 3 Steve J. Nielsen, left, pilot in command, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Casey Akins of the Nevada Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, out of Stead, Nevada, run preliminary checks aboard their Ch-47 Chinook Aug. 19 at the Redding Airport in Redding, California. The Nevada pilots assisted the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the California Army National Guard by utilizing their Chinook to drop hundreds of thousands of gallons of water over various California wildfires. ( Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. E

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Chief Warrant Officer 3 Steve J. Nielsen, left, pilot in command, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Casey Akins of the Nevada Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, out of Stead, Nevada, run preliminary checks aboard their Ch-47 Chinook Aug. 19 at the Redding Airport in Redding, California. The Nevada pilots assisted the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the California Army National Guard by utilizing their Chinook to drop hundreds of thousands of gallons of water over various California wildfires. ( Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)

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