Airman 1st Class Matthew Rathbun, crew chief for the California Air National Guard, 129th Rescue Wing, chalks the HH-60 Pave Hawk as it returns from battling wildfires in Kern County, Calif.,Aug. 15,2012. The CNG Air and Army air crews supported Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Kern County, and CAL FIRE, staging at Tehachapi Municipal Airport.(Air National Guard photo/ Master Sgt. Julie Avey)

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