California Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Two Scott Smith and Bryan Bartucci from the 1-140th Aviation Battalion (Air Assault), based out of Los Alamitos, fly their UH-60 Black Hawk, Aug. 29, 2013, from the Mather Flight Facility to the dip site at the Cherry Lake dam just west of Yosemite National Park to 16 various bucket drop sites five minutes away. The pilots move in, directed by the Cal Fire manager, Fire Capt. John Zuniga, who spots Forest Service fire fighters on the ground and signals Spc. Michael Beatty, the crew chief to drop the buckets of water near areas where the
California Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Two Scott Smith and Bryan Bartucci from the 1-140th Aviation Battalion (Air Assault), based out of Los Alamitos, fly their UH-60 Black Hawk, Aug. 29, 2013, from the Mather Flight Facility to the dip site at the Cherry Lake dam just west of Yosemite National Park to 16 various bucket drop sites five minutes away. The pilots move in, directed by the Cal Fire manager, Fire Capt. John Zuniga, who spots Forest Service fire fighters on the ground and signals Spc. Michael Beatty, the crew chief to drop the buckets of water near areas where the ground crews are cutting lines. ( Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Wade/Released)
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