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Picture of the Day: Bambi Bucket California Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook Fights Fires

Unit: 146 Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard

A Bambi bucket, attached to a California Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook from 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment out of Stockton, Calif., empties water to douse a wildfire in Shasta County, Northern California, Aug. 18. The Chinook was part of the effort to battle more than a dozen wildfires burning the Golden State simultaneously.

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Unit: 146 Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard

A Bambi bucket, attached to a California Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook from 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment out of Stockton, Calif., empties water to douse a wildfire in Shasta County, Northern California, Aug. 18. The Chinook was part of the effort to battle more than a dozen wildfires burning the Golden State simultaneously.

U.S. Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza

 

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