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Chief Petty Officer Jay Okonek, left, and Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Blase help guide the helicopter pilots as they fill a 360-gallon Bambi bucket to help extinguish wildfires near the base housing on Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, Calif., on May 3, 2013. Three helicopters from the San Diego-based Helicopter Sea Combat Squadrons 3 and 21 are providing firefighting support in response to the wildfires.

Chief Okonek and Petty Officer Blase help guide the helicopter pilots as they fill a 360-gallon Bambi bucket

Chief Petty Officer Jay Okonek, left, and Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Blase help guide the helicopter pilots as they fill a 360-gallon Bambi bucket to help extinguish wildfires near the base housing on Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, Calif., on May 3, 2013. Three helicopters from the San Diego-based Helicopter Sea Combat Squadrons 3 and 21 are providing firefighting support in response to the wildfires.

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