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    USMC Helicopters Prepare to Provide Firefighting Support [Image 7 of 8]

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    USMC Helicopters Prepare to Provide Firefighting Support

    SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    01.10.2025

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra 

    3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Curtis Haneisen, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares the straps of a Bambi Bucket at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Jan. 10, 2025. I Marine Expeditionary Force is posturing to provide a task-organized force of approximately 500 Marines with route clearance, commodity distribution, search and rescue, rotary-wing airlift, and general support capabilities if requested to respond to the wildfires in Southern California. As Marines, we remain ready and prepared to provide assistance if called upon to serve our community and nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

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    Date Taken: 01.10.2025
    Date Posted: 01.10.2025 18:51
    Photo ID: 8826713
    VIRIN: 250110-M-HA211-1013
    Resolution: 3035x4552
    Size: 695.28 KB
    Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US

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