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Airmen perform precision water bucket drops to support the Rim fire suppression operation at Tuolumne County near Yosemite National Park, Calif., Aug. 26, 2013. The guardsmen are assigned to the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard.

PRECISION DROP

Airmen perform precision water bucket drops to support the Rim fire suppression operation at Tuolumne County near Yosemite National Park, Calif., Aug. 26, 2013. The guardsmen are assigned to the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard.

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