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200903-N-NQ285-2479 NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 3, 2020) An MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, assigned to the "Sea Dragons" of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 12, performs aerial firefighting training exercises using a 1,300 gallon Bambi Bucket Sept. 3, 2020. The HL-5000 Bambi Bucket is a portable and flexible tool designed to facilitate helicopter aerial firefighting and is capable of holding 11,000 pounds of water. This is the first time in history that Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadrons have conducted aerial firefighting and HM-12, HM-14 and HM-15 are currently the only squadrons providing a Navy helicopter aerial firefighting capability on the East Coast. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sawyer Connally)
| Date Taken: | 09.03.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 10.08.2020 15:43 |
| Photo ID: | 6380578 |
| VIRIN: | 200903-N-NQ285-2479 |
| Resolution: | 5537x3115 |
| Size: | 1.17 MB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 17 |
| Downloads: | 11 |
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