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An MH-60S "Knighthawk" from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85, the "High Rollers" dumps a full 420-gallon capacity extinguishing trough today onto of one of the many areas across the San Diego county suffering from an ongoing wildfire.

The fiery disaster has already forced more than 250,000 people from their homes across the San Diego county.

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Chief Aviation Electronics Mate (AW/NAC) Rexford Sackett from the "High Rollers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85 monitors the altitude of a Navy MH-60S "Seahawk" Tuesday that was specially equipped with a 420-gallon capacity Bambi bucket as it is filled with water.

The High Rollers flew two MH-60S each specially equipped with a 420-gallon capacity Bambi bucket used to drop water in coordination with civillian fire fighters.

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Aviation Warfare Systems Specialist 3rd Class Zach Sykora, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Eight Five (HSC) 85, uses a winch to dunk a 420 gallon “Bambi Bucket” in a reservoir. HSC-85 has teamed up with the San Diego California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to put out the wild fires blazing across Southern California.

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071023-N-3069F-027 -- (Oct. 23, 2007) A Navy MH-60S "Seahawk" from the "High Rollers" of Helictoper Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85 lifts to the sky after filling a 420-gallon capacity Bambi bucket Tuesday used to drop water in coordination with civillian fire fighters.

HSC-85 flew two MH-60S each specially equipped with a Bambi bucket.

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A North Carolina Air National Guard C-130 Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) aircraft from the 145th Airlift Wing, Charlotte, N.C., drops water during a mission at the annual MAFFS exercise at Donaldson Center Industrial Air Park in Greenville, S.C., May 4, 2005.
The MAFFS exercise is a one week annual training and recertification joining air and ground personnel from the Federal Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, U.S. Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve units. The exercise consists of eight C-130 aircraft that fly continuous missions dropping water on South Carolina’s Sumter National Forest to prepare crews for wild land firefighting missions.

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Gen. Gene Renuart briefs reporters on U.S. Northern Command's wildfire support efforts in southern California at an Oct. 23, 2007, press conference at command headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The command is working hard to ensure that the citizens of California get the support they need in a timely fashion, Renuart said.

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Members of 5th Army Operational Command Post Two monitor and coordinate relief efforts on March Air Force Base in Riverside, Calif., Oct. 25, 2007, as part of a federal support package used to assist agencies responding to the California wildfires. DoD photo by Senior Airman Daniel St. Pierre, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

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Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Winzenried, USA
Command Senior Enlisted Leader

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Maj. Gen. Charles Luckey, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Chief of Staff.

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Lt. Gen. Michael Dubie, Deputy Commander of USNORTHCOM.

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Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM.

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A C-130H Hercules aircraft outfitted with the Modular Aircraft Fire Fighting System (MAFFS)for aerial fire fighting capabilities prepares to land at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Camarillo, CA on Nov 20, 2007. The aircraft and crews are on standby in anticipation of expected wildfires in Southern California with the return of the Santa Ana Winds.

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Secretary of Transportation, Mary E. Peters, tours the site of the I-35 bridge collapse over the Mississippi river, with Col. Michael Chesney, defense coordinating officer, Aug. 10. Secretary Peters was briefed on the current situation and the progress of the multi-agency search and recovery effort. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Adam Nuzzo

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Navy divers from Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit 2 stationed at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek prepare to enter the water of the I-35 bridge wreckage Aug. 07. When requested by the primary agency and approved by the Secretary of Defense, MDSU 2 may be utilized in support of civil authorities managing disaster recovery efforts. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Adam Nuzzo (RELEASED)

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Electrician’s Mate 1st Class (SS/DV) John Miller, from Monticello, Minn., volunteered to come to Minneapolis and assist in recovery efforts after the I-35 bridge collapse Aug 1st.Miller obtained persmission from his chain of command aboard USS Norfolk (SSN 714) and has been supporting MDSU-2 divers since his arrival August 6. USNORTHCOM is responsible for coordination of all active-duty military forces serving in Defense Support of Civil Authority roles.

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Navy divers from Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit 2 stationed at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek prepare to enter the water of the I-35 bridge wreckage Aug. 07. When requested by the primary agency and approved by the Secretary of Defense, MDSU 2 may be utilized in support of civil authorities managing disaster recovery efforts. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Adam Nuzzo

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The I-35 bridge collapse site over the Mississippi river 13 days after the collapse. Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 are assisting other federal, state, and local authorities in the recovery efforts at the site.

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A float created by the Senior Enlisted Council of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command was awarded the Gen. William Palmer Trophy in the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Parade July 7, 2007, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Since World War II, the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo organizers have donated a significant portion of the rodeo proceeds to military installation personnel and family support programs and military-related organizations in the Colorado Springs area.

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Navy Diver 1st Class William Eversmann of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 from Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., surfaces after a salvage dive in the Mississippi River. MDSU-2 is assisting other federal, state, and local authorities managing disaster and recovery efforts at the site of the I-35 bridge collapse.

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Members of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two (MDSU 2) from Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia swim through debris searching for victums of the I 35 bridge collapse on 8 August, 2007. Navy divers from MDSU 2 stationed at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek work in tandem with federal, state, and local government agencies in the search and recovery process.

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