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A helicopter uses a bambi bucket to drop water on a wildfire.

Louisiana Firefight

Louisiana Army National Guard aviators conduct water bucket missions in Beauregard Parish near Deridder, La., Aug. 23, 2023. The Guard is combating wildfires in the western part of the state.

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