A flight of three MH-60L's on the ramp preparing for a live-fire drill on the Yakima Training Center. The 160th at JBLM has since transitioned to an all MH-60M force.
Due to the overload of fire assets needed this summer in Washington, help was called in from out of state. This Medevac is from the New Mexico National Guard and is on stand-by for the Snag Canyon Fire burning North of town.
Almost exactly two years since it was here to work on the Taylor Bridge Fire, 430 is back in Ellensburg on fire fighting duty. You can see the Snag Canyon Fire burning about 12 miles out of town in the background.
This UH-60L from the Washington National Guard is seen in a hover as it prepares to lift the "bambi bucket" skyward. The UH-60 and a CH-47D were called in to help fight the Taylor Bridge wildfire raging Northwest of Ellensburg.
This UH-60L from the Washington National Guard is seen lifting off in preperation to help fight the almost 30,000-acre Taylor Bridge wildfire burning Northwest of Ellensburg.