This CH-47D of the Washington National Guard waits in a farmer's field for weather to clear so that it can help fight the fires raging in Central Washington.
This C-47, upon Military retirement, was used by several airlines, and in 1966, was used by a certain man by the name of Ronald Reagan when he ran for governor of California!
The first snow of the season sits on the hills as this DNR Huey basks in the early-morning autumn sun. This is the earliest it has snowed in the Kittitas Valley in close to 50 years.
One of three DNR Hueys based in Ellensburg. Despite the record-early snowfall, fire danger in the Kittitas Valley is still moderate, so I expect them to stick around for another month or so before departing for their "winter home" in Olympia.
This Lakota landed in a field just off-campus to allow a detachment of Army ROTC cadets to get some first-hand experience with battlefield first aid and evacuation.
Up from Redding, CA, this ex-US Army Cobra is in Ellensburg to provide FLIR support while looking for hot spots from the Table Mountain Fire burning North of Ellensburg.