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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A person's legs dangle from a helicopter as it hovers over a smoky forest. A bucket is about to drop water on the ground.

Helicopter Hover

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief uses a Bambi bucket to drop water on a wildfire. Several Idaho National Guard members battled wildfires in the state during the summer of 2021.

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