Photos from the helibase at Columbia, Calif., to the action around Yosemite National Park: UH-60 Black Hawks from the California Army National Guard's 1-140th Aviation Battalion (Air Assault), based out of Los Alamitos, and HH-60 Pave Hawks from the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing, based in Mountain View, drop water from a Bambi Bucket on the Rim fire in the Stanislaus National Forest near Yosemite, Aug. 21, 2013. The photographer was in a UH-60 piloted by Chief Warrant Officer 4 Rob Metoyer, co-pilot Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mike Marion, and crew chief, Spc. Gregory Davis, wh
Photos from the helibase at Columbia, Calif., to the action around Yosemite National Park: UH-60 Black Hawks from the California Army National Guard's 1-140th Aviation Battalion (Air Assault), based out of Los Alamitos, and HH-60 Pave Hawks from the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing, based in Mountain View, drop water from a Bambi Bucket on the Rim fire in the Stanislaus National Forest near Yosemite, Aug. 21, 2013. The photographer was in a UH-60 piloted by Chief Warrant Officer 4 Rob Metoyer, co-pilot Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mike Marion, and crew chief, Spc. Gregory Davis, who are assigned to the 1-140th and had Cal Fire Military Helicopter Manager Battalion Chief Scott Watson and Capt. Brad Loven on board calling the drops. ( Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jesse Flagg/Released) California National Guard fights Rim fire near Yosemite 130821-Z-OY909-052
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