Wyoming National Guardsmen of the C Company, 5th Battalion,
Wyoming National Guardsmen of the C Company, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, ready and aboard their Black Hawk to take off for a Bambi bucket mission in support of the High Park Colorado firefight in La... More
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion,
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment prepare to take off from Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport in Colorado, June 15, 2012, for their first Bambi bucket mission in su... More
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar speaks to
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar speaks to reporters about wildfires at a news conference in Fort Collins, Colo., June 14, 2012. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Barnett)
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Gibson, a crew chief with Golf
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Gibson, a crew chief with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, checks the bucket hook on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter before a water drop m... More
Nebraska National Guard crewmembers of Company C, 2nd-135th
Nebraska National Guard crewmembers of Company C, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, prepare their Black Hawk to take off for a Bambi bucket mission from Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport for t... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Derrick Perkins, a flight medic
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Derrick Perkins, a flight medic Charlie Company C, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Wyoming Army National Guard, prepares a helibucket for a water drop mission June 13, 2012, at Fort... More
U.S. soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation
U.S. soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment and Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment take off from Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport in Colorado, June 15, 2012, for their... More
From left, Larimer County, Colo., Sheriff Justin Smith
From left, Larimer County, Colo., Sheriff Justin Smith and Incident Commander Bill Hahnenberg stand by as U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar speaks during a press conference June 14, 2012, outside the I... More
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion,
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment prepare to take off from Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport in Colorado, June 15, 2012, for their first Bambi bucket mission in su... More
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion,
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment take off from Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport in Colorado, June 15, 2012, for their first Bambi bucket mission in support of fi... More
Wyoming National Guardsmen of the C Company, 5th Battalion,
Wyoming National Guardsmen of the C Company, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, ready and aboard their Black Hawk to take off for a Bambi bucket mission in support of the High Park Colorado firefight in La... More
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion,
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment prepare to take off from Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport in Colorado, June 15, 2012, for their first Bambi bucket mission in su... More
Sgt. Sheldon Snodgrass (right) a flight instructor
Sgt. Sheldon Snodgrass (right) a flight instructor with Company G, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, attaches the Bambi bucket to a hook at the bottom of a Black Hawk at the Fort Collins-Loveland Mu... More
Crew members of the 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment
Crew members of the 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment and Company G, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, take off from Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport with a Nebraska National Guard crew ... More
Capt. Jacqueline Miller, medevac platoon leader with
Capt. Jacqueline Miller, medevac platoon leader with Company G, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, climbs into the co-pilot seat for her first Bambi bucket mission to support firefighting efforts at ... More
Nebraska National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Tate Peterson,
Nebraska National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Tate Peterson, a crew chief with Company C, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, helps shut down the Black Hawk at the Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport to ... More
Wyoming National Guardsmen of the C Company, 5th Battalion,
Wyoming National Guardsmen of the C Company, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, ready and aboard their Black Hawk to take off for a Bambi bucket mission in support of the High Park Colorado firefight in La... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Stacy Roth, left, an aviation logistics
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Stacy Roth, left, an aviation logistics officer with the Wyoming National Guard, receives a steak from Mike Evers, a flight paramedic with the Colorado Springs Fire Department, as they celebr... More
Crew members of the 1st Battalion 108th Aviation Regiment
Crew members of the 1st Battalion 108th Aviation Regiment and Company G, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion take off from Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport for their first mission to support Col... More
Nebraska National Guard crewmembers of Company C, 2nd-135th
Nebraska National Guard crewmembers of Company C, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, take off for a Bambi bucket mission from Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport for to support Colorado in their ... More
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion,
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment take off from Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport in Colorado, June 15, 2012, for their first Bambi bucket mission in support of fi... More
Nebraska National Guard crew members of the Company
Nebraska National Guard crew members of the Company C, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion take off from Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport for their first Bambi bucket mission to provided structu... More
Tom Smith, the operations section chief for the Rocky
Tom Smith, the operations section chief for the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team, briefs members of the Colorado National Guard's 1157th Engineer Firefighter Company, out of Fort Carson, Colo., on their ... More
Nebraska National Guard crewmembers of Company C, 2nd-135th
Nebraska National Guard crewmembers of Company C, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, take off for a Bambi bucket mission from Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport for to support Colorado in their ... More
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, center
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, center left, thanks members of the U.S. Forest Service for their efforts to contain the High Park wildfire June 14, 2012, in Fort Collins, Colo. Salazar visited the I... More
Wyoming National Guardsmen eat steaks for Father's
Wyoming National Guardsmen eat steaks for Father's Day. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Barnett)
Wyoming National Guardsmen of the C Company, 5th Battalion,
Wyoming National Guardsmen of the C Company, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, ready and aboard their Black Hawk to take off for a Bambi bucket mission in support of the High Park Colorado firefight in La... More
Crew members of the 1st Battalion 108th Aviation Regiment
Crew members of the 1st Battalion 108th Aviation Regiment and Company G, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion get ready for their first mission to support Colorado with Bambi buckets in their firefight ... More
Nebraska National Guard crewmembers of Company C, 2nd-135th
Nebraska National Guard crewmembers of Company C, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, prepare their Black Hawk to take off for a Bambi bucket mission from Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport for t... More
Orange smoke from behind the mountains can be seen
Orange smoke from behind the mountains can be seen June 15, 2012, from the Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport in Colorado as U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews from other states await their missio... More
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion,
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment prepare to take off from Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport in Colorado, June 15, 2012, for their first Bambi bucket mission in su... More
Wyoming National Guardsmen prepare their plates for
Wyoming National Guardsmen prepare their plates for a steak meal as they celebrate Father's Day. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Barnett)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tate Peterson, a crew chief with
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tate Peterson, a crew chief with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, helps shut down a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at the Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport in Col... More
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, standing
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, standing right, speaks to key personnel about the efforts to contain Colorado's High Park fire as relayed to him in a briefing he received during a visit to the incid... More
Crew members of the 1st Battalion 108th Aviation Regiment
Crew members of the 1st Battalion 108th Aviation Regiment and Company G, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion take off from Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport for their first mission to support Col... More
Crew members of the 1st Battalion 108th Aviation Regiment
Crew members of the 1st Battalion 108th Aviation Regiment and Company G, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion fly off from Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport into the Rocky Mountains with a Nebrask... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Derrick Perkins, left, a flight
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Derrick Perkins, left, a flight medic, and Sgt. 1st Class Jason Cox, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief, both with Charlie Company, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Wyoming Arm... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Sheldon Snodgrass, right, a flight
U.S. Army Sgt. Sheldon Snodgrass, right, a flight instructor, and Sgt. Ryan Kohlman, a standardization instructor, both with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, prep a a Bambi bucket for takeo... More
Staff Sgt. Derrick Perkins, a flight medic of Winsor,
Staff Sgt. Derrick Perkins, a flight medic of Winsor, Colo., and Sgt. 1st Class Jason Cox, a crew chief of Cheyenne, Wyo., with Company C, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, inspects their Bambi Bucket pri... More
Sgt. Sheldon Snodgrass (left) a flight instructor and
Sgt. Sheldon Snodgrass (left) a flight instructor and Sgt. Ryan Kohlman, a standardization instructor, with Company G, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion prep the aircraft for takeoff from Fort Collin... More
Lynn Barclay, right, a public information officer for
Lynn Barclay, right, a public information officer for the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team, escorts U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, center, to a news conference during his visit to the Incide... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sergio Rodriguez, left, a crew
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sergio Rodriguez, left, a crew chief, and Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Scott, a flight medic, both with Detachment 1, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, prep a Bambi bucket for t... More
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion,
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment take off from Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport in Colorado, June 15, 2012, for their first Bambi bucket mission in support of fi... More
U.S. soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation
U.S. soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment and Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment take off from Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport in Colorado, June 15, 2012, with Nebr... More
Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith, left, updates
Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith, left, updates U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and others with the latest burn lines during a brief on the High Park fire June 14, 2012, while visiting the inciden... More
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion,
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment take off from Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport in Colorado, June 15, 2012, for their first Bambi bucket mission in support of fi... More
Staff Sgt. Derrick Perkins, a flight medic of Winsor,
Staff Sgt. Derrick Perkins, a flight medic of Winsor, Colo., with Company C, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, preps a Bambi Bucket at Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport for a water bucket mission in... More
Smoke along with an orange rising from behind the mountains
Smoke along with an orange rising from behind the mountains is currently the view from the Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport as Black Hawk crews from other states await their mission.
Sgt. Sheldon Snodgrass (right) a flight instructor
Sgt. Sheldon Snodgrass (right) a flight instructor with Company G, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, attaches the Bambi bucket to a hook at the bottom of a Black Hawk at the Fort Collins-Loveland Mu... More
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion,
U.S. soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment take off from Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport in Colorado, June 15, 2012, for their first Bambi bucket mission in support of fi... More
U.S. soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation
U.S. soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment and Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment take off from Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport in Colorado, June 15, 2012, for their... More