ROUND LAKE, -- A New York Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk based in Latham hovers in place while doing swift load and drop water bucket training at the Round Lake municipal airport, June 4. The New York Army National Guard and State Police trained their helicopter crews to prepare to fight wild fires at the same time and place. Both aircraft use a delivery system know as the Bambi Bucket. The State Police used a bucket holding 750 pounds of water and the National Guard used a 560 gallon bucket that weighs more than two tons when full. Both agencies need to conduct this training annu

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ROUND LAKE, -- A New York Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk based in Latham hovers in place while doing swift load and drop water bucket training at the Round Lake municipal airport, June 4. The New York Army National Guard and State Police trained their helicopter crews to prepare to fight wild fires at the same time and place. Both aircraft use a delivery system know as the Bambi Bucket. The State Police used a bucket holding 750 pounds of water and the National Guard used a 560 gallon bucket that weighs more than two tons when full. Both agencies need to conduct this training annually because each bucket weighs more than two tons when loaded with water and it is necessary to practice flying with that much additional weight under the aircraft in order to fly safely in an actual emergency.(New York Army National Guard Photo by SFC Steven Peitbone/ Released)

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