An MH-60S "Knighthawk" from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85, the "High Rollers" lifts a full 420-gallon capacity extinguishing trough today from a local resevoir as another MH-60S flies up to fill their trough.

The trough allows massive amounts of water to be dumped on San Diego's ongoing fiery disaster that has already forced more than 250,000 people from their homes across the San Diego county.
071023-N-3069F-007.JPG Photo By: U.S. Navy Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class (SW/AW) Chris Fahey

NAS NORTH ISLAND, Calif. - An MH-60S "Knighthawk" from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85, the "High Rollers" lifts a full 420-gallon capacity extinguishing trough today from a local resevoir as another MH-60S flies up to fill their trough. The trough allows massive amounts of water to be dumped on San Diego's ongoing fiery disaster that has already forced more than 250,000 people from their homes across the San Diego county.


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