South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers refuel a CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift cargo helicopter assigned to Detachment 1, B-Company, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, Army National Guard, during wildfire response operations in proximity of Pinnacle Mountain, Pickens County, , Nov. 17, 2016. The National Guard deployed a CH-47F, a UH-60L Black Hawk, and a mobile fueling point to the area, in order to support the South Carolina Forestry Commission to contain a remote fire near the top of Pinnacle Mountain and surrounding areas. Both aircrafts are equipped with a Bambi Buc


South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers refuel a CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift cargo helicopter assigned to Detachment 1, B-Company, 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, Army National Guard, during wildfire response operations in proximity of Pinnacle Mountain, Pickens County, , Nov. 17, 2016. The National Guard deployed a CH-47F, a UH-60L Black Hawk, and a mobile fueling point to the area, in order to support the South Carolina Forestry Commission to contain a remote fire near the top of Pinnacle Mountain and surrounding areas. Both aircrafts are equipped with a Bambi Bucket, which can be filled with any available water to be transported and dumped on the fire. ( Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine)


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