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Soldiers bring their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter around to pick up more water to fight wildfires raging near Winthrop, Wash., July 18, 2014. The soldiers are assigned to the 66th Theater Aviation Command, Washington Army National Guard, which has six helicopters in the area to assist firefighters on the ground.

ASSISTING FIREFIGHTERS

Soldiers bring their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter around to pick up more water to fight wildfires raging near Winthrop, Wash., July 18, 2014. The soldiers are assigned to the 66th Theater Aviation Command, Washington Army National Guard, which has six helicopters in the area to assist firefighters on the ground.

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